In a new article in the Journal of Urology, researchers have found that the risk for post-biopsy infections within 30 days after a prostate biopsy is still rising — potentially because of the continuing increase in prevalence of antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria. … READ MORE …
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Most of us who have gone through any form of image-guided external beam radiotherapy have had TRUS-guided transrectal placement of gold fiducial markers or radio transponders placed in our prostates. Some who have had salvage radiation have had them placed in the prostate bed. … READ MORE …
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According to a paper presented at the recent meeting of the European Association of Urology in Madrid, Spain, there seems to be a significant and ongoing rise in the global risk for infections associated with prostate biopsy (and particularly with the transrectal prostate biopsy). … READ MORE …
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Over the years there have been many suggestions that prostate cancer may be “caused” by one or more viral or bacterial infections. … READ MORE …
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The increasing incidence of infections associated with transrectal ultrasound (TRUS)-guided prostate biopsy is a topic we have touched on a number of times before. This has been clearly recorded in Canada and the USA and it now appears that the same trend can be well documented in Sweden too. … READ MORE …
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In a paper to be presented at the annual meeting of the American Urological Association, Ehdaie et al. have shown that, among men with prostate cancer being managed on active surveillance, the number of previous biopsies is associated with significant risk of infectious complications and every previous biopsy increases the risk an infectious complication. … READ MORE …
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A story posted yesterday on the Bloomberg News web site suggests that risk associated with severe infections caused by prostate biopsies may be starting to change how urologists carry out prostate biopsies, and even whether to do them in many cases. … READ MORE …
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Research originally conducted in 2006 led to a suggestion that the development of prostate cancer in man might be associated with human infection by a gamma-retrovirus known as the xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus (XMRV). … READ MORE …
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In August 2011, the American Urological Association (AUA) updated its document “Best Practice Policy Statement on Urologic Surgery Antibiotic Prophylaxis,” including information about antibiotic propylaxis prior to a transrectal biopsy. … READ MORE …
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There has been increased discussion in the past couple of years related to the risk of infection in men undergoing prostate biopsy after initial testing for risk of prostate cancer (based on results of PSA test data and/or a digital rectal examination). … READ MORE …
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There is a long report today on Bloomberg.com about the risks from infection associated with prostate biopsy. This is a topic that The “New” Prostate Cancer InfoLink has cautioned about previously, and it is increasingly a risk that needs to be taken seriously. … READ MORE …
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A new report from another group of Canadian researchers has reported a twofold to fourfold increase in the rate of hospital admissions in Ontario within 30 days of the procedure for men receiving a transrectal ultrasound-guided (TRUS-guided) prostate biopsy between 1996 and 2005. … READ MORE …
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In addition to the article on pretreatment testosterone levels and prostate cancer survival (see separate commentary), there are just three other reports in this weekend’s early news: … READ MORE …
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THE "NEW" PROSTATE CANCER INFOLINK 