It will come as no particular surprise that men who have had complications after a prior biopsy tend to be less enthusiastic when it is suggested that they need another one. However, … … READ MORE …
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Many prostate cancer patients — and particularly those who don’t like the idea of prostate biopsies — think that if one uses MRI-guided biopsies alone one might only need to have one or two biopsy cores taken to accurately diagnose prostate cancer. … READ MORE …
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A new article in this week’s New England Journal of Medicine has just reported the full results of the so-called PRECISION trial of MRI-targeted vs. standard biopsy techniques in the diagnosis of prostate cancer. … READ MORE …
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The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and the College of Pathologists (CAP) have just issued a joint review of available information on clinical use of “liquid biopsies” to assess circulating levels of tumor DNA (ctDNA). … READ MORE …
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Slowly but perhaps inexorably we seem to be seeing increasing scientific and clinical justification for the argument that all men thought to be at risk for a diagnosis of prostate cancer should be given an MRI scan prior to any form of prostate biopsy. … READ MORE …
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A recent report in Urology Practice makes what we see as a somewhat odd statement about what patients may be willing to pay for an MRI/TRUS fusion-guided biopsy as opposed to a TRUS-guided prostate biopsy. … READ MORE …
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