A new paper by Meissner et al. has reported important, long-term data on fear of recurrence and biochemical progression of prostate cancer among a large cohort of German patients undergoing radical prostatectomy. … READ MORE …
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Sometimes — your sitemaster is willing to admit — he can become distinctly aggravated by the quality and conclusions of certain types of research related to the management of prostate cancer. … READ MORE …
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There is some scientific literature that gets presented and published that makes one wonder, seriously, what is going on in the minds of the researchers — let alone in the minds of the people who agree to fund such research. … READ MORE …
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It is fascinating how misinformation can drive the way we react to health care issues — and just how much misinformation we manage to propagate on a regular basis. … READ MORE …
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Today’s news addresses the need for a sophisticated reassessment of the hypothesis that high androgen levels are responsible for prostate cancer progression; the impact of positive surgical margins on fear of cancer recurrence; and the potential of HIFU as a form of salvage therapy for patients who fail radiotherapy for localized disease. … READ MORE …
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