Researchers at the University of Galway in Ireland have recently posted a short, anonymous, questionnaire on line related to psychological and emotional aspects of being diagnosed with and treated for prostate cancer. It took about 7 minutes to complete. … READ MORE …
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This has nothing to do with prostate cancer in particular, but a lot to do with medical practices and the patient experience, so it’s probably going to interest at least some of our readers. So click here and pass it on to your doctor’s office after you’ve read it (if appropriate).
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In one of his regular video columns on the Medscape web site, Dr. Gerald Chodak has called on his colleagues in the urology community to voluntarily disclose data about their prostatectomy experience to patients interested in surgical treatment for localized prostate cancer. … READ MORE …
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According to a newly published article in Urologic Oncology, at least 85 percent of all radical prostatectomies in America are now performed using robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP). Actually, this is hardly a surprise. However, … READ MORE …
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A paper to be presented at the upcoming AUA annual meeting from what appears to be an ex-US group of clinicians continues to demonstrate the fact that many men get surgical treatment for prostate cancer without anything like a full appreciation of the clinical problem, their treatment options, or the potential consequences. … READ MORE …
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Prostate Cancer International, on this site and even more so on its associated social network, has long emphasized the importance of physician focus, skill, and experience as being key factors in the diagnosis and management of prostate cancer — regardless of the specific types of technology that may be being applied. … READ MORE …
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One of our regular correspondents has brought to our attention a recent article on the CureToday.com web site that deals with dating and cancer (with prostate cancer being a specific example referred to in the article). … READ MORE …
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There has been a lot of media noise about a poster presented at the Genitourinary Cancer Symposium. The poster supposedly suggests that it takes 1,600 robot-assisted procedures (RALP) to be really good at this form of surgery. … READ MORE …
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No data have previously been available on the relationship between surgical experience, surgical volume and complication and transfusion rates in patients undergoing minimally invasive forms of radical prostatectomy (e.g., laparoscopic radical prostatectomy with or without robot assistance). … READ MORE …
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We know from prior studies that recurrence of prostate cancer after a radical prostatectomy is related to tumor biology and to surgical surgical skill and experience, but is one more important than the other? … READ MORE …
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A new analysis of data from two independent databases suggests that (in the US) only 20 percent of urologic surgeons carried out 10 or more radical prostatectomies in 2005. … READ MORE …
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