conference reports
AUA 2008: Prostate specific antigen screening may be discontinued in elderly populations
Thursday, 22 May 2008 - Men aged 75-80 with prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels less than 3 ng/ml may be able to discontinue their regular prostate cancer screenings, according to new research presented during the 2008 Annual...
Source: AUA 2008 meeting press release
AUA 2008: Trend of low-risk PCa patients requires better imaging, risk strategies
Thursday, 22 May 2008 - Although there is a continuing increase in the so-called ‘greying population’ in many countries, the trend towards low-risk prostate cancer disease will prompt the use of better imaging techniques and the...
By: Joel Vega
AUA 2008: Access to prostate cancer screenings was directly related to decreased mortality rates
Wednesday, 21 May 2008 - Men with greater access to prostate cancer screenings and treatment have better outcomes from the disease, a new study shows. Urologist population density was directly related to increased numbers of...
Editors: AUA/FGR
AUA 2008: Low cholesterol leads to lower prostate specific antigen
Wednesday, 21 May 2008 - Managing your cholesterol may also help you manage your prostate- specific antigen (PSA) level. Data presented by scientists from the Duke Prostate Center, Duke University at the 103rd Annual Scientific...
Source: AUA 2008 meeting press release
AUA 2008: Thompson releases updates on PCPT Trial, recommends finasteride use
Wednesday, 21 May 2008 - The use of finasteride should be recommended to men at risk for prostate cancer and current study results show no evidence that finasteride increases the risk of high grade prostate disease. This was the...
By Joel Vega
Prostate cancer detection with real time elastography
Friday, 16 May 2008 - Promising results for prostate cancer detection using ultrasound based real-time-elastography (elastography) have been previously reported on a small number of patients. At the 23rd EAU annual congress held...
Authors: Solomon et al.
Improving potency rates by preserving the tip of the seminal vesicle
Wednesday, 14 May 2008 - At the 23rd EAU annual congress held in Milan, March 2008, Djavan et al. presented their evaluation on the legacy and impact of preservation of the tip of the seminal vesicle during radical retropubic...
Authors: Djavan et al.
Radical prostatectomy versus radiation therapy in men with T3 prostate cancer
Tuesday, 13 May 2008 - At the 23rd EAU annual congress held in Milan, March 2008, Djavan et al. presented oncological outcomes of radical prostatectomy and radiation therapy in men with cT3 prostate cancer and to analyse...
Author: Djavan et al.
Case Discussions on Renal Cell Cancer: timing of treatment, Part 1
Wednesday, 7 May 2008 - At the 23rd Annual EAU Congress held in Milan, Italy, Prof. Axel Heidenreich (Cologne, Germany) chaired the case discussions on the timing of treatment for renal cancer and noted that nowadays there is a...
By: Joel Vega
Highlights of abstract presentations on PCa, BPH and prostatitis: 23rd Annual EAU Congress, PART 2
Tuesday, 6 May 2008 - Prof. Cesare Selli (Pisa, Italy) selected the highlights of abstracts on prostate diseases presented at the 23rd Annual EAU Congress in Milan, Italy from 26 to 29 March 2008. He noted that of the total 990...
By: Joel Vega
