Do African Americans do worse than Caucasians on active surveillance?

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Sitemaster

Data to be presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) on Sunday, June 3, suggest that African American men with localized prostate cancer may be less likely that Caucasian men to respond well to active surveillance as a management strategy. However, this conclusion comes from a retrospective analysis of [...]

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Race and outcomes after prostate brachytherapy

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Sitemaster

A new retrospective analysis of data from > 2,300 patients suggests that African-American men are a greater risk for biochemical disease recurrence after brachytherapy alone than Hispanics or Caucasian men, but

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Prostate cancer news reports: Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Posted on May 5, 2010 by Sitemaster

In today’s news reports we address data from studies dealing with: Cancer risk in young Korean males with an elevated PSA level Mushroom-based supplements in the treatment of prostate cancer Outcomes after brachytherapy in intermediate-risk Canadian patients Traumatic stress among African American prostate cancer patients

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Prostate cancer news report: Sunday, January 24, 2010

Posted on January 24, 2010 by Sitemaster

In this weekend’s prostate cancer news reports, we have addressed recent publications on: A SNP that may be specifically linked to risk for prostate cancer in African Americans The need for extended biopsies in men with larger prostates who are considering focal treatment for prostate cancer A possible association between diabetes, race, obesity, and risk [...]

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Use of PSA and DRE tests among African Americans

Posted on September 25, 2009 by Sitemaster

A new report is suggesting that the use of PSA and DRE testing in African Americans declined between 2002 and 2006.

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Prostate cancer news reports: Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Posted on June 25, 2009 by Sitemaster

Today’s news reports include discussion of items on: Prostate cancer risk awareness Improving cryotherapy technique with 3D ultrasound Interposition (“sural”) nerve grafting Post-brachytherapy “PSA bounce” The potential of targeted, peptide-linked, α-emitting radioisotopes

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The Friday news reports: April 3, 2009

Posted on April 3, 2009 by Sitemaster

This morning’s news reports cover: Decision making and prostate cancer testing among African Americans Inflammation and prostate cancer etiology Minimally invasive penile prosthesis surgery High-intensity focused ultrasound in first-line treatment Intermittent hormone therapy

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Friday’s news reports: March 27, 2009

Posted on March 27, 2009 by Sitemaster

The reports addressed today offer information from three very technical studies dealing with: Genomic profiling of localized prostate cancers among African American men “DNA licensing” and prostate cancer progression Interleukin-6 over-expression and bicalutamide resistance

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Incidence of prostate cancer among African Americans

Posted on February 18, 2009 by Sitemaster

The American Cancer Society has just released its biannual publication Cancer Facts and Figures in African Americans, 2009-2010. However, publication of the complete Cancer Facts and Figures 2009, which is normally published by early February each year, “has been delayed due to the late release of the US final mortality for 2006 by the National [...]

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Thursday’s PC news: November 6, 2008

Posted on November 6, 2008 by Sitemaster

Today’s news items address such matters as: The potential importance of the “new” (International Society of Urological Pathology) rules for reporting Gleason scores Post-operative surgical outcomes among African Americans Post-brachytherapy outcomes and exposure to Agent Orange “Masculinity” and prostate cancer treatment among low income African Americans and Latinos The adverse effects of ADT among elderly [...]

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