QUEST informs readers of the latest advances in urologic prostate cancer research, especially detection, prevention, and treatment.
By Connie Lippowitsch Ron Chernow wrote the biography of Alexander Hamilton that inspired Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical, Hamilton. “The Room Where It Happened,” a song from the musical, describes how the founding fathers wanted to be part of the American Revolution….
Metastatic prostate cancer remains an incurable disease for which the mainstay of treatment for the past 80 years has been hormonal therapies that reduce the growth-stimulating effects of male hormones on prostate cancer cells. In the overwhelming majority of cases,…
Recent study results by Lara Stolzenbach and associates published in the International Journal of Urology shows that radical prostatectomy might result in better survival rates than external beam radiation therapy in some patients with newly diagnosed metastatic prostate cancer….
There are many treatments available for men presenting with newly-diagnosed metastatic prostate cancer, but it is unclear how they compare for their effectiveness, safety, and costs. Dr. Lin Wang and associates searched large databases in the published literature from randomized…
While treatments for localized prostate cancer have been reported to provide comparable overall and cancer-specific survival rates, their costs have not been rigorously compared. A study published by the National Institutes of Health recently took a first step in collecting…
A recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) tested whether vitamin D3, omega-3 supplements, or a strength training exercise program alone or in combination improved six health outcomes among study participants. A randomized trial of…
Sharp declines in cancer screening have been associated with the COVID-19 pandemic; however, detailed analysis of different geographic regions and socioeconomic status had not been investigated. To quantify the screening rates for breast, colorectal, and prostate cancers associated with the…
A recent study examined the accuracy of an artificial intelligence (AI) program to detect and characterize prostate cancer in biopsy slides. The program from Ibex Medical Analytics that they used were more accurate than the programs examined in previous studies….
Germline genetic testing looks for hereditary, or inherited, cancer gene mutations. In an exciting development for patient care, this type of genetic testing is becoming more available and cost-effective, and physicians now have more tools for providing personalized care….
How to Predict if Prostate Cancer Will Become Aggressive Research led at the University of California San Francisco identified seven clinical characteristics of men with low-risk prostate cancer that could help determine which patients have more—or less—risk of later developing…
