Educational Updates

Prostate Cancer Discovered in 40% of Men Who Test Negative for the Disease

State-of-the-art biopsy procedure is catching prostate cancer that hasn’t been diagnosed Westmont, IL, January 18, 2008 – Forty percent of…

14 years ago

Swedish Study Concludes Prostate Cancer Screening Reduces Deaths by 50%

An article was recently published summarizing the results of a 14 year study by the University of Gothenburg in Sweden…

14 years ago

Comparing Surgery vs. Brachytherapy

A recent study published out of Italy, showed that in patients with low-risk prostate cancer the disease-free survival rate was…

15 years ago

Vancouver Study Comparing Brachytherapy versus IMRT

Recently over the past two years there has been a large increase in the number radiation centers that are being…

15 years ago

Prostate Cancer Patients who receive Brachytherapy and remain disease-free for 5 years or greater are unlikely to have a recurrence at 10 years

Prostate Cancer Blog:  From MedicineWorld.org, July 4, 2009 Patients with prostate cancer who receive brachytherapy and remain free of disease…

15 years ago

Brachytherapy – Best Radiation Treatment for Prostate Cancer

There has been much controversy over the past several years regarding the best treatment option for prostate cancer.  To date, there…

15 years ago

Athletic Brothers Shocked by Common Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer

— Studies show brothers are more likely to be diagnosed with early onset prostate cancer —   Westmont, IL, August…

15 years ago

Comprehensive Biopsy Predictive of Final Pathology

Some patients have been told that one of the advantages of having surgery to remove the prostate (radical prostatectomy) is…

15 years ago

Suicide Risk Higher in Patients Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer

According to a recent article published in Reuters (Feb. 2, 2010), being diagnosed with prostate cancer roughly doubles the risk…

15 years ago

Brachytherapy Excellent Choice for Any Age

For years doctors have recommended prostatectomy – surgical removal of the prostate gland – for men with prostate cancer, especially…

15 years ago