Is it still worthwhile to attempt salvage radiation therapy (SRT) after positive pelvic lymph nodes (PLN) have been pathologically detected (stage pN1)? … READ MORE …
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Really sound guidance on “the best” way to treat men who are initially diagnosed with lymph node-positive (TxN1M0) prostate cancer — or are found to have such cancer at the time of first-line surgery — is not as readily available as one might like. … READ MORE …
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Heavily tattooed men with prostate cancer should be aware that there is a low risk — and probably only a very low risk indeed — that tattoo ink can migrate to the pelvic lymph nodes leading to misdiagnosis of node-positive prostate cancer when such patients are given PET/CT scans. … READ MORE …
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According to a statement issued today by the U.S. Food and Drug Adminstration, the agency has approved a product called Lymphoseek (technetium Tc 99m tilmanocept) Injection, which is a radioactive imaging agent that helps doctors locate lymph nodes in patients with breast cancer or melanoma who are having surgery to remove tumor-draining lymph nodes. … READ MORE …
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There’s a lot of news this morning, so we are breaking it up into two sections (Parts A and B) to make it easier to read. … MORE …
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THE "NEW" PROSTATE CANCER INFOLINK 