The new PSMA-based PET scans provide a way to locate exactly where the cancer has spread to after an unsuccessful prostatectomy. … READ MORE …
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Sometimes it’s easier to blame the patient than it is to blame the medical system, and so that’s what people often do. But if one is going to blame the patient, then one really ought to have data to back it up. … READ MORE …
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The “New” Prostate Cancer InfoLink has recently been arguing that prostate cancer patients who receive definitive treatment for their prostate cancer with curative intent need follow-up “survivorship care plans” or SCPs to be help them to optimize their recovery after treatment and their consequent quality of life. … READ MORE …
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A recent media release from the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) is headed, “Preoperative MRU may reduce risk of nerve damage in prostate cancer surgeries” … and this is absolutely true. … READ MORE …
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THE "NEW" PROSTATE CANCER INFOLINK 