QUEST informs readers of the latest advances in urologic prostate cancer research, especially detection, prevention, and treatment.
One Man to Another Surgery plus radiation when required offers an almost universal approach for the PSA era (The precedent-setting study of Dr. Michael Bolla) This is not a doctors column. I am a patient of Dr. Catalona and a…
Grant Supports Prostate Cancer Research Many companies establish foundations to support the research and educational activities of not for profit organizations. Often, these foundations consider supporting organizations recommended by their employees. James Schneiders , vice-president of Clinical Studies VP of…
QUEST would like its readers to know about SPORE (Specialized Program of Research Excellence) from the National Institutes of Health and the role patients can have in supporting prostate cancer research. Dr. Catalona has begun a collection of samples through…
Hes the guy who pioneered the PSA test as a screening tool for prostate cancer. He thinks doctors are dead wrong who think men with low PSA levels only need the test every other year. He also says men should…
In recent years, patients, physicians, and clinical laboratories have become increasingly aware of differences in PSA results when the same patient has more than one test and those blood samples have been sent to different laboratories. It is becoming evident…
Late last August, at the time of the New Moon, on an Island in Northern Lake Michigan, a hopeful and loving couple was able-under trying circumstances- to give life to a child nicknamed “TP” who rests in my arms as…
This is not a doctors column. I am a patient of Dr. Catalona and a member of the URF Board. The Pathology Challenge Prostate cancer begins as cellular mutations, or cancers, in the prostate, produced by our DNA/RNA (genetic) system…
screening is widely used as an aid to early detection of prostate cancer. Early detection increases the opportunity for long-term progression-free survival. Presently, the selection of treatment for early stage prostate cancer involves four choices: radical prostatectomy, brachytherapy, external beam…
Extending the prostate cancer screening interval to 2 or 4 years would substantially delay the detection of advanced prostate cancers, according to a report in the April, 2005 issue of The Journal of Urology. “Even though a relatively small percentage…
I am approximately 18 months post nerve sparing radical prostatectomy. My erectile function is just now beginning to return to near my pre-operation level. I was able to achieve penetration and go to completion using a for the first time…
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