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Low-risk prostate cancer well managed with active surveillance

November 1, 2009

Patients in active surveillance for prostate cancer were almost 20 times more likely to die of causes other than prostate cancer.

Diabetes found to protect against prostate cancer

November 1, 2009

Cardiometabolic disorders and urologic disease represent a "perfect storm" of ailments, according to Kevin T. McVary, MD, who discusses the urologist's role in management.

Low-risk prostate cancer well managed with active surveillance

November 1, 2009

Drs. Scott B. Shappell and Leonard S. Marks discuss clinical use of urine PCA3 mRNA testing for prostate cancer.

Post-radical prostatectomy PDE-5 therapy speeds erectile function return

November 1, 2009

Postoperative pharmacologic therapy enhances the chances of erectile function recovery in virtually all categories of men who undergo bilateral nerve-sparing prostatectomy.

Prostate cancer radiation therapy may increase rectal cancer risk

November 1, 2009

Compared with the general population, prostate cancer patients treated with radiation therapy were almost twice as likely to develop rectal cancer.

Benign PSA enhances prostate cancer detection

November 1, 2009

Benign PSA, measured in serum with a proprietary automated assay, improves prostate cancer detection when it is incorporated into an artificial neural network.

Diabetes found to protect against prostate cancer

November 1, 2009

A diagnosis of diabetes or cardiometabolic disorders was not associated with an increased risk of incident prostate cancer, but rather a decreased incidence of the disease.

Study: Robotic prostatectomy safe in obese patients

November 1, 2009

Robotic prostatectomy in morbidly obese men is feasible, reasonably safe, and appears to provide oncologic control comparable to that achieved in a normal weight population.

Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: Recent technical modifications

November 1, 2009

Since the original description of the robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy technique in 2002, several technical modifications have been reported.

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