Posted on April 14, 2016 by Sitemaster
According to a new article in the Journal of Endourology, the authors have identified an optimal PSA nadir level after whole-gland salvage prostate cryoablation among patients with recurrent prostate cancer. … READ MORE …
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Posted on March 31, 2016 by Sitemaster
After last Tuesday’s post on focal salvage therapy for management of radiorecurrent disease, we now have long-term data on the use of salvage whole-gland cryoablation in the same category of patients. … READ MORE …
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Posted on March 29, 2016 by Sitemaster
A new paper in the World Journal of Urology has reviewed the available evidence that focal forms of salvage therapy may be usable in men with biochemically recurrent prostate cancer after first-line radiation therapy (“radiorecurrent” prostate cancer). … READ MORE …
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Posted on October 14, 2014 by Sitemaster
For men who choose to have radiotherapy (external photon beam, external proton beam, or brachytherapy of some type) as first-line therapy for localized prostate cancer, a major issue is, “What if the cancer recurs after treatment?” … READ MORE …
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