QUEST informs readers of the latest advances in urologic prostate cancer research, especially detection, prevention, and treatment.
With the advent of laparoscopic and robotic-assisted laparoscopic surgery, and with the wide-acceptance of laparoscopic gall bladder surgery, the appeal of using the technique in radical prostatectomy has been tempting to patients, with unfortunate results in more patients than with…
Last year, thousands of men got free screenings for prostate cancer at mobile medical vans. But, this screening was more than the standard PSA test. It was a study of an experimental diagnostic tool, pro PSA, that’s supposed to be…
Prostate cancer is an equal opportunity disease. It can strike any man at any time. And it struck Anthony. F Sansone, Sr. at age 64 in 1990. At the time, he was the CEO of an extremely successful commercial real…
Q: What procedures or techniques have been shown to have long-term relief or benefits for an enlarged prostate? Can you tell something about Prolieve Thermodilatation System and Green-Light-Photo Selective Vaporization? A: The standard initial treatments for an enlarged prostate gland…
(This article is technical in nature, but it shows how theoretical research, with support and focus, can quickly become helpful in clinical practice.) Brian Helfand, MD received the Astellas Award for the best abstract on prostate cancer at 2008 American…
Things can get so out of control if the first evidence is observed but not acted upon. I am not a fan of active monitoring or watchful waiting for men with a life expectancy of 10 years or more. There…
(This article is adapted for QUEST readers from an article by Stacy Loeb, MD* and William J. Catalona, MD: Prostate Specific Antigen in Clinical Practice.) For more than a decade, PSA (prostate specific antigen) has been approved by the US FDA both as…
OpEd piece published in the Washington Post, August 26, 2008 Numerous media reports followed a federal task force’s announcement this month that there is insufficient medical evidence to assess the risks and benefits of prostate cancer screening in men younger…
The place of diet, vitamins and supplements for prostate health is in limbo. New studies are showing that even foods we thought were helpful, such as those with lycopene, seem to have no benefit. And some of them, such as…
I am the Secretary of the URF Board and a patient of Dr. Catalona. He performed my radical prostatectomy in September 1997. I’ve written in Quest for over 5 years. I study, write, counsel, and lecture, but I am not…
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