… know the Gleason score of the tissue at that positive surgical margin as well as and as opposed to just the Gleason score of the primary tumor. It makes a difference to your risk for biochemical recurrence. Your doctors need to know this information too! … READ MORE …
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A new paper by a group of German researchers and clinicians has provided us with expanded insight into risk for biochemical recurrence for men with organ-confined prostate cancer and a positive surgical margin based on their post-surgical pathology report. … READ MORE …
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Could more intensive monitoring of PSA levels in the first few months after a radical prostatectomy help to determine which patients who have a positive surgical margin (PSM) need adjuvant radiation therapy and which don’t? … READ MORE …
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There are no absolute guidelines as to which patients who have positive surgical margins after a radical prostatectomy (RP) are most appropriate for immediate adjuvant radiation therapy (with or without neoadjuvant and/or adjuvant hormone therapy). … READ MORE …
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A new study has clearly shown that men with lighter (and therefore smaller) prostates are at greater risk for positive surgical margins after robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP) than men with heavier (and therefore larger) prostates. … READ MORE …
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A study just published by Sæther et al. appears to suggest that the clinical finding of a positive surgical margin (PSM) is not an important independent predictor for risk of progression when compared to other data available at the time of surgery. … READ MORE …
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Here is Part B of your daily prostate cancer news update. Unless someone announces a cure for prostate cancer we will probably hold any further news until tomorrow! … MORE …
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