Posted on May 11, 2010 by Sitemaster
Data presented last week at the annual meeting of the American Roentgen Ray Society suggest that preoperative, endorectal magnetic resonance imaging (eMRI) of the prostate may help urologic surgeons to make decisions about whether to carry out nerve-sparing or non-nerve-sparing surgery in patients with prostate cancer. … READ MORE …
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Posted on February 2, 2009 by Sitemaster
Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a common medical problem with significant impact on quality of life. The existence of some degree of ED in patients with prostate cancer prior to treatment clearly has potential effects on outcomes of different treatments. Researchers at the Martini Clinic in Hamburg, Germany have now reported on baseline erectile function in prostate cancer patients prior to treatment with radical prostatectomy. … READ MORE …
Filed under: Living with Prostate Cancer, Management | Tagged: baseline, ED, erectile dysfuntion, preoperative | Leave a comment »