key articles
Long-term outcomes of radical prostatectomy with multimodal adjuvant therapy for prostate cancer
Thursday, 21 August 2008 - Inman et al. (2008) evaluated the long-term outcomes of men with prostate cancer and very high (> /=50 ng/mL) preoperative serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) values that were treated with radical...
Authors: Inman et al.
Cognitive effects of hormone therapy for prostate cancer: a Review
Thursday, 21 August 2008 - Men receiving androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT) for prostate cancer can have several side effects from this treatment. A few recent studies have examined the cognitive implications of ADT and how they...
Authors: Nelson et al.
Subclinical haemostatic activation and current surgeon volume predict bleeding with open radical retropubic prostatectomy
Wednesday, 20 August 2008 - Tagawa et al. (2008) assessed subclinical haemostatic activation and clinical variables to predict bleeding during radical retropubic prostatectomy (RP), as haemostatic activation is common in cancer...
Authors: Tagawa et al.
Comparison between potassium-titanyl-phosphate laser vaporization and transurethral prostate resection
Wednesday, 20 August 2008 - Ruszat et al. (2008) evaluated the intermediate-term clinical efficacy and the rate of complications in 80 W photoselective vaporization of the prostate (PVP) with the potassium-titanyl-phosphate laser...
Authors: Ruszat et al.
Evaluation of pT2 subdivisions in the tumour-nodes-metastases staging system for prostate cancer
Wednesday, 20 August 2008 - Hong et al. (2008) evaluated the subclassifications of pT2 diseases in tumour-nodes-metastases (TNM) staging system for prostate cancer.
The authors retrospectively analysed the data of 372 patients...
Authors: Hong et al.
Management of recurrent anastomotic stenosis following radical prostatectomy using holmium laser and steroid injection
Wednesday, 20 August 2008 - Eltahawy et al. (2008) reported their experience with the management of recurrent and resistant anastomotic stenosis following radical prostatectomy (RP) using transurethral laser incision of the...
Authors: Eltahawy et al.
Testosterone for testosterone deficiency syndrome after external beam radiotherapy for localized prostate cancer
Wednesday, 20 August 2008 - Morales et al. (2008) assessed the effects of testosterone supplementation in men with testosterone deficiency syndrome (TDS) after external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) for localized prostate...
Authors: Morales et al.
Benefits and harms of prostate-specific antigen screening for prostate cancer
Tuesday, 19 August 2008 - Prostate cancer is the most common nonskin cancer in men in the United States, and prostate cancer screening has increased in recent years. In 2002, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force concluded that...
Authors: Lin et al.
Saturation biopsies on autopsied prostates for detecting and characterizing prostate cancer
Tuesday, 19 August 2008 - Delongchamps et al. (2008) evaluated a 36-core saturation biopsy scheme on autopsied prostate glands to estimate the detection rate based on the true cancer prevalence, and to compare the cancer features...
Authors: Delongchamps et al.
Variations in surgeon volume and use of pelvic lymph node dissection with open and minimally invasive radical prostatectomy
Tuesday, 19 August 2008 - Although pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND) during radical prostatectomy (RP) improves staging, controversy remains concerning its indications and benefits on cancer control. Prasad et al. (2008)...
Authors: Prasad et al.
