QUEST informs readers of the latest advances in urologic prostate cancer research, especially detection, prevention, and treatment.
At age 51, Dave Mayber considered himself lucky to be diagnosed with prostate cancer – and not a different cancer. “As scary as being diagnosed with cancer is, prostate cancer has a pretty good cure rate, and I had been…
The American Cancer Society is telling men to pull up their pants, roll down their sleeves and not to worry about that prostate cancer thing. Citing difficulties in determining who should be treated when cancer is found, the American Cancer…
Prostate cancer, the most common cancer in U.S. men and the second-most common cause of cancer deaths, often produces no symptoms until it is too far advanced to cure. That’s why in 1990, before there was PSA testing, only 68…
Two major problems in the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer are not knowing: 1. who is at risk for the disease and 2. who is at risk for aggressive forms of the disease. Answers to both of these questions…
Before PSA screening for early detection of prostate cancer, more than two thirds of men treated for the disease had incurable cancer that had spread beyond the prostate at the time of diagnosis and treatment. Confronting A Problem It was…
(This summary is based upon information released from Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois. Prostatectomy patients of Dr. William J. Catalona were involved in the study and will be involved in future studies.) Ateam of Northwestern University researchers, using an extremely…
There’s something to be said for a casual conversation between friends. It’s how Rick Lyke committed to getting a PSA test, how it most likely saved him from advanced prostate cancer, and how he became an effective advocate for early…
Reform of the United States health care system is being debated in Congress and proposals are in discussion stages. We want our readers to be aware of how the current health care reform proposals could affect access to early detection…
Unlike many other malignancies, symptoms are uncommon early in the course of prostate cancer. Instead, symptoms such as bone pain or obstructive or irritating urinary symptoms typically do not occur until the disease is advanced and/or incurable. Accordingly, efforts are…
I read with interest, alarm, and, then horror, an article in the New York Times, July 17, 2009, entitled “In Push for Cancer Screening, Limited Benefits.”Interest, because I was hoping to read an intelligent and thoughtful article. Alarm, because the…
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