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When women and their doctors talk about “hormone therapy” they are most commonly referring to the (now) highly controversial issue of whether hormonal supplements (estrogen and progesterone) should be used at and after menopause to prevent the symptoms of menopause and/or later risks related to heart disease and osteoporesis. … READ MORE …
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A media release issued by Henry Ford Health System earlier today has a distinctly misleading headline that reads as follows: “Higher hospital volume more important than surgeon experience in outcome of prostate cancer surgery.” You need to read the content of the media release with care to understand that this headline is by no means an accurate summation of the results of the study referred. … READ MORE …
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A study just published by Sæther et al. appears to suggest that the clinical finding of a positive surgical margin (PSM) is not an important independent predictor for risk of progression when compared to other data available at the time of surgery. … READ MORE …
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There are several interesting new papers reported today, and two very important ones (which have been addressed in separate posts). This post addresses:
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Here is Part B of your daily prostate cancer news update. Unless someone announces a cure for prostate cancer we will probably hold any further news until tomorrow! … MORE …
Filed under: Diagnosis, Drugs in development, Management, Treatment | Tagged: AIPC, androgen-independent, cancer, cut-point, hormone refractory, HRPC, laparoscopic, margin, news, open, positive, prostate, prostatectomy, PSA, PSM, radical, somastatin, surgical, update | 1 Comment »
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