key articles
Accuracy of transrectal ultrasonography supplemented with computer-aided ultrasonography for detecting small prostate cancers
Monday, 8 September 2008 - Braeckman et al. (2008) determined the extent to which computer-aided ultrasonography of the prostate (HistoScanning™, Advanced Medical Diagnostics, Waterloo, Belgium) can identify tumour foci that...
Authors: Braeckman et al.
Acupuncture to ease side-effects of androgen-deprivation therapy for prostate cancer
Monday, 8 September 2008 - Androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT) is used for metastatic prostate cancer and associated with significant side-effects, including the bothersome hot flushes, characterised by sudden perceived...
Authors: Harding et al.
Histopathological characteristics of lymph node metastases predict cancer-specific survival in node-positive prostate cancer
Sunday, 7 September 2008 - Boormans et al. (2008) correlated the histopathological characteristics of lymph node metastases in prostate cancer with cancer-specific survival (CSS).
The histopathological slides from 142 patients...
Authors: Boormans et al.
Healthy lifestyle for prostate health
Sunday, 7 September 2008 - In a review, Moyad and Lowe (2008) provided educational and lifestyle recommendations that may favorably affect benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and improve overall health in men. BPH and other...
Authors: Moyad et al.
Diabetic patients may have lower prostate cancer risk
Friday, 5 September 2008 - Recent studies have reported a decreased prostate cancer risk for diabetic men, although the evidence is controversial. Murtola et al. (2008) evaluated the association between antidiabetic medication...
Authors: Murtola et al.
Association of height with prostate cancer risk: A large nested case-control study and meta-analysis
Friday, 5 September 2008 - Height is reported positively associated with prostate cancer risk, possibly through the insulin-like growth factor system. Zuccolo et al. (2008) investigated the relationship of prostate cancer with...
Authors: Zuccolo et al.
Finnish multicenter study comparing intermittent to continuous androgen deprivation for advanced prostate cancer
Friday, 5 September 2008 - Intermittent androgen deprivation has been proposed to prolong hormone sensitivity and improve quality of life in patients with advanced prostate cancer. The FinnProstate Study VII has been performed to...
Authors: Salonen et al.
Assessment of niochemical recurrence rate in patients with pathologically confirmed insignificant prostate cancer
Thursday, 4 September 2008 - Capitanio et al. (2008) examined the rate of biochemical recurrence (BCR) in patients with pathologically confirmed insignificant prostate cancer (PIPCa).
A total of 1358 patients underwent open...
Authors: Capitanio et al.
Low testosterone and risk of biochemical recurrence and poorly differentiated prostate cancer at radical prostatectomy
Thursday, 4 September 2008 - In a prospective study, Lane et al. (2008) evaluated the association between low testosterone and pathologic endpoints and the risk of biochemical progression. Androgens play a key role in prostate...
Authors: Lane et al.
Radical prostatectomy versus watchful waiting in localized prostate cancer
Wednesday, 3 September 2008 - The benefit of radical prostatectomy in patients with early prostate cancer has been assessed in only one randomized trial. In 2005, Bill-Axelson et al. (New England Journal of Medicine) reported...
Authors: Bill-Axelson et al.
