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The Wednesday news reports: January 7, 2009

Posted on January 7, 2009 by Sitemaster

Wednesday’s news reports include items on:

The occurrence of “clinically insignificant” prostate cancer in an autopsy series
The value of a patient decision aid in management of localized prostate cancer
The clinical value of the 2005 International Society of Urologic Pathology Gleason Grading Consensus score (ISUP GS)
Outcomes of radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer discovered incidental to a transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP)
Outcomes of 11 cases of salvage robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy … READ MORE …

Posted on November 1, 2008 by Sitemaster

There are a lot of news items this weekend. This first batch addresses studies on:

The incidence of clinically insignificant prostate cancer
Bladder and rectal cancers as side effects of radiotherapy for management of localized prostate cancer.
Fatigue in cancer patients in general (and prostate cancer therapy specifically).
The appropriate use of androgen deprivation therapy
Second line chemotherapy for castration-resistant prostate cancer. … READ MORE …>