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Doctors defend prostate screening, PSA test does more good than harm, many argue, and saves lives

Doctors across the US are arguing with the U.S. Preventive Task Force recommendations to prevent healthy men of all ages…

12 years ago

Vitamin E Consumption and Prostate Cancer Prevention: Supplements may cause more harm than good.

A recent ten-year study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association, set out to prove the benefits of…

13 years ago

Educating patients about myths surrounding prostate cancer

There are many rumors about prostate cancer and its treatments, which prevent patients and their families from feeling confident about…

13 years ago

Australian Article Contends Brachytherapy is the Best Treatment for Prostate Cancer

A recent Australian article, written by Jill Margo and published in The Australia Financial Review (Feb. 24, 2011) states that,…

13 years ago

Sexual Function Highest after Brachytherapy

Summary of Article from the Journal Urology: Quality of Life After Open or Robotic Prostatectomy, Cryoablation or Brachytherapy for Localized…

13 years ago

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…

14 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…

14 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…

14 years ago