QUEST informs readers of the latest advances in urologic prostate cancer research, especially detection, prevention, and treatment.
Late last August, at the time of the New Moon, on an Island in Northern Lake Michigan, a hopeful and loving couple was able-under trying circumstances- to give life to a child nicknamed “TP” who rests in my arms as…
This is not a doctors column. I am a patient of Dr. Catalona and a member of the URF Board. The Pathology Challenge Prostate cancer begins as cellular mutations, or cancers, in the prostate, produced by our DNA/RNA (genetic) system…
screening is widely used as an aid to early detection of prostate cancer. Early detection increases the opportunity for long-term progression-free survival. Presently, the selection of treatment for early stage prostate cancer involves four choices: radical prostatectomy, brachytherapy, external beam…
Extending the prostate cancer screening interval to 2 or 4 years would substantially delay the detection of advanced prostate cancers, according to a report in the April, 2005 issue of The Journal of Urology. “Even though a relatively small percentage…
I am approximately 18 months post nerve sparing radical prostatectomy. My erectile function is just now beginning to return to near my pre-operation level. I was able to achieve penetration and go to completion using a for the first time…
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