QUEST informs readers of the latest advances in urologic prostate cancer research, especially detection, prevention, and treatment.
“Prostate cancer is not an old man’s disease.” Bob Buhle, single and not dating anyone, was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2003 at age 39. One week after his surgery, Buhle met his wife to be, Heidi. And on October…
This information is an adapted version of a medical journal article written by William J. Catalona, MD; Misop Han, MD; and Stacy Loeb, MD. Should Screening for Prostate Cancer Begin Before 50 years old? We, as well as the National…
MedWire – ASCO Prostate Cancer Symposium (San Francisco, CA, USA) – February 24, 2006: The pros and cons of widespread PSA screening are constantly debated at medical meetings, and clinicians are still divided on whether or not it can reduced…
May 12, 2006 If lost in the wilderness, search and rescue experts will tell you the first rule is to stay put and do nothing. Help will find you. Not true for prostate cancer. And with good reason, prostate cancer…
A small but vocal group of physicians is saying that prostate cancer screening has resulted in overdiagnosis and therefore overtreatment of prostate cancers. The reality is that prostate cancer screening is doing considerably more good than harm. (Catalona and Graif,…
Studies showing that men taking Proscar (finasteride) had a statistically significant increase in high-grade tumors lessened interest in using Proscar to prevent prostate cancer and as a treatment for enlarged prostate. A recent new study challenged this finding and suggested…
The usual way people think about disease is that it comes from a bacteria or virus and sometimes from an environmental agent. The cures are most often medicines that help the immune system fight the invading agents or, in the…
(Dr. Catalona Responds to Reports in the News.) A recent study (Platz, John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health) found that men who took drugs to reduce their cholesterol levels also had a lower risk for prostate cancer. This study…
(Dr. Catalona Responds to Reports in the News.) There has been some debate about whether it is still necessary to use the digital rectal exam in prostate cancer screening. Our recent study, (Catalona and Okotie) shows that a significant proportion…
(Prepared by Cecilia Lacks, PhD, from AUA presentation by William J. Catalona, MD and his Research Collaborators) INTRO: In 2005, prostate cancer accounted for approximately one third of new cancer diagnoses in men in the United States. Some men with…
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