Posted on August 27, 2011 by Sitemaster
Researchers at the Mayo Clinic have queried their large, nearly 20-year-long database of men who have undergone radical prostatectomy in an attempt to assess the correlation between positive surgical margins at the time of surgery and subsequent occurence of systemic disease or prostate cancer-specific mortality. … READ MORE …
Filed under: Living with Prostate Cancer, Management, Treatment | Tagged: outcome, positive surgical margins, prostate cancer-specific mortality, radical prostatectomy, systemic disease | 4 Comments »
Posted on May 14, 2010 by Sitemaster
An article in the June issue of the Journal of Urology has suggested a definitive link between positive surgical margins (PSMs) post-surgery and prostate cancer-specific mortality (PCSM). … READ MORE …
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Posted on May 23, 2009 by Sitemaster
Today’s news reports focus on four items:
- Development of aggressive prostate cancer from a single cell and tumor
- Prostate size and risk for positive surgical margins
- Quality of urinary function after different types of surgery
- Gefitinib as a single agent in treatment of CRPC … READ MORE …
Filed under: Drugs in development, Management, Treatment | Tagged: CRPC, development, gefitinib, origin, positive surgical margins, prostate size, surgery, urinary function | Leave a comment »
Posted on April 26, 2009 by Sitemaster
The following four reports address some other interesting papers and posters presented at the AUA today. … READ MORE …
Filed under: Management, Treatment | Tagged: active surveillance, dosing, Epsetins's criteria, Gleason score, LHRH therapy, positive surgical margins | Leave a comment »
Posted on November 7, 2008 by Sitemaster
In a separate post we have commented on a recent study analyzing the impact of a high fish vs a high meat diet on prostate cancer risk. Other news today touches on:
- The impact of statin therapy on PSA levels
- Positive surgical margins and diseae-free survival
- The use of adjuvant and salvage radiotherapy in men with post-surgical disease progression … READ MORE …
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Posted on October 17, 2008 by Sitemaster
Today’s news addresses the need for a sophisticated reassessment of the hypothesis that high androgen levels are responsible for prostate cancer progression; the impact of positive surgical margins on fear of cancer recurrence; and the potential of HIFU as a form of salvage therapy for patients who fail radiotherapy for localized disease. … READ MORE …
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