QUEST informs readers of the latest advances in urologic prostate cancer research, especially detection, prevention, and treatment.
“Ring out the old, ring in the new, Ring happy bells, across the snow…” (Alfred Lord Tennyson) Dearest Friends, This year, my wife was diagnosed with breast cancer, and our hearts have been touched by the wonderful expressions of warm…
Women diagnosed with early stage cervical cancer often have radical hysterectomies to remove the cervix and uterus. Minimally invasive hysterectomies can be performed laparoscopically or using a surgical robot. The other option is open surgery. Despite limited high-quality evidence supporting…
The study included more than 10,000 patients who had undergone PSA testing at the same academic medical center. Approximately 1,000 of the patients had IBD. Beginning at age 60, men with IBD had higher PSA values than men without IBD….
The study looked at retrospective data from more than 400,000 men. The research team found that annual screening reduced prostate cancer deaths by 64% for men 55 to 75 years old. Men in this group also had a 24%lower risk…
Like a flower, each person is unique. Personalizing screening and treatment for an individual requires a multi-layered approach. photos by Jan Catalona Previous scientific studies have found that African American men are more likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer…
Earlier this year, the UK newspaper The Daily Mail led a prostate cancer awareness campaign following a report that prostate cancer deaths had overtaken breast cancer deaths in the country. The campaign also called for more funding for prostate cancer….
Jerry O’Neill’s PSA had been low for a long time, but in 2015 it began to rise above 4. He was 77 years old, and his doctor recommended he have an MRI scan. That scan revealed prostate cancer. Jerry credits…
The study used data on 84,397 men. Radiation therapy patients had higher rates of developing bladder cancer. After 5 years, 1.26% of patients who underwent radiation developed bladder cancer, compared to 0.75% of men who had radical prostatectomies. After 10…
Traditionally, these high-risk patients are treated with radiation therapy plus androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT) due to the risk of positive surgical margins or distant relapse after radical prostatectomy. Recently, a large retrospective study compared results for men with advanced prostate cancer…
Three major medical organizations have jointly endorsed hypofractionated external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) as an option for patients with localized prostate cancer who choose to treat their disease with radiation. With hypofractionated radiation therapy, also called short-course radiation, the patient…
