An interesting new report from the research team at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center has explored the relationship between the patterns of occurrence of positive lymph nodes (LNs) and the topography of the cancer in the prostate and the seminal vesicles. … READ MORE …
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For many years, the urology group at the Mayo Clinic has argued that surgery is a viable form of treatment for at least some patients with TxN+M0 prostate cancer. A retrospective analysis of data from the Munich Cancer Registry in Germany now seems to confirm this argument. … READ MORE …
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A few days ago we suggested that the role of positron emission tomography (PET scanning) as a diagnostic and prognostic tool in patients with prostate cancer was probably best limited to research studies at major medical centers at the present time. A recent study from Germany appears to confirm this suggestion. … READ MORE …
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We have separately discussed the recent UK study on sexual activity, age, and prostate cancer risk as well as the results of a Spanish group on radical prostatectomy in patients with Gleason 8-10 at biopsy. In other news today … … READ MORE …
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