Fewer lymph node dissections and fewer positive lymph nodes: does it actually...
Surgical removal of samples of the pelvic lymph nodes at the time of radical prostatectomy (RP) — known as pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND) — is still the most accurate method available to...
View ArticleAccuracy and relevance of clinical stage in diagnosis and prognosis of...
According to a new report from the University of California, San Francisco (to be published in Cancer this week), clinical staging errors may — at least in part — underlie the fact that the researchers...
View Article“Reverse stage shift” at major tertiary prostate cancer center since 2000
Exactly how some of the major, tertiary, specialized prostate cancer centers think about the management of prostate cancer over time needs to be taken into account in evaluation of the data being...
View ArticlePrevalence of men with differing stages of prostate cancer in the USA
One of the posters to be presented at the upcoming annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology offers an interesting model permitting replicative estimation of the numbers of patients...
View ArticleSurprise! Being married improves prostate cancer survival
It has been known for years that marital status impacts the likelihood of stage at diagnosis and survival in a number of different types of cancer (prostate cancer included). However, a new study has...
View ArticleClinical and pathologic staging of localized prostate cancer: an update
A new review by Epstein, currently available on line in the Journal of Urology, provides a detailed analysis of the clinical significance of various factors in determining prognostic risk for newly...
View ArticleExcess deaths among some older men with prostate cancer
A population-based analysis of mortality data for men diagnosed with prostate cancer from three European nations suggests that “a small but important group of older patients” initially present with...
View ArticleRadical cystectomy as first-line treatment for clinical stage T4NxM0 prostate...
Clinical stage T4 prostate cancer is characterized by prostate tumors that have grown through the prostate capsule and into or even through the bladder wall. There is no agreed or “standard” form of...
View ArticleLong-term outcomes after RP as first-line therapy for men with cT3 disease at...
We have no data from randomized trials on the relative effectiveness of surgery compared to radiation therapy in the treatment of men initially diagnosed with clinical stage T3NxM0 prostate cancer....
View ArticleThe current state of focal therapy for localized prostate cancer
Many readers may be interested in two expert interviews on the OncologySTAT web site with Dr. Mark Emberton (a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of The “New “Prostate Cancer InfoLink). Dr....
View ArticleA real decrease in the use of RP in treatment of men with low-risk prostate...
A new paper from clinical research teams at two French hospitals suggests that there has been a significant relative increase (from 2005 to 2010, at their institutions) in the percentage of men found...
View ArticleTest your knowledge on the diagnosis and staging of prostate cancer
Support group leaders and other prostate cancer educators may wish to test their knowledge on the diagnosis and staging of prostate cancer by reading through the set of 29 slides prepared by Kleynberg...
View ArticleRisk, prostate cancer, and being 70 to 80 years of age
So a relatively new article in Reviews in Urology caught your Sitemaster’s eye this morning — and worried him because it seemed to be communicating a conclusion of questionable accuracy, which we will...
View ArticleSalvage whole pelvic radiation after cancerous pelvic lymph nodes have been...
Is it still worthwhile to attempt salvage radiation therapy (SRT) after positive pelvic lymph nodes (PLN) have been pathologically detected (stage pN1)? Traditionally, patients with PLN-diagnosed pN1...
View ArticleThe first-line treatment of locally advanced prostate cancer (clinical stage T3)
Does radical prostatectomy (with or without external beam radiation therapy) improve prostate-cancer specific survival by comparison with primary radiation treatment and androgen deprivation therapy...
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