Some of the most interesting data on the management of prostate cancer seem to be coming out of Australia in recent years — and the newly reported data from the ProCare trial is a case in point. … READ MORE …
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Alas, as most of our readers are all too well aware, some 30,000 or more men in America will die from prostate cancer this year and next year and on into the future, unless and until we find some radically new types of treatment. However, … READ MORE …
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According to an article by Hirsch et al. in the inaugural issue of Practical Radiation Oncology (a new journal for radiation oncologists and their staff), there are some small but significant post-operative differences in pelvic anatomy between patients who undergo robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP) as opposed to standard, open forms of radical prostatectomy. … READ MORE …
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A recent article in Cancer Nursing has reminded us (once again) just how poorly we deal with the concept of survivorship planning for patients diagnosed with prostate cancer. … READ MORE …
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THE "NEW" PROSTATE CANCER INFOLINK 