QUEST informs readers of the latest advances in urologic prostate cancer research, especially detection, prevention, and treatment.
Much publicity has been given to a new study suggesting that biopsies should be recommended for men whose PSA tests 2.6 or higher. (We introduced the study in the Fall 2003 QUEST and cover it extensively in this Winter 2003…
Doctors and patients alike hope that removing the prostate, a radical prostatectomy (RP), will be a successful, life-long treatment for prostate cancer. Still, patients need to be informed of recommended further testing after the surgery and preventative postoperative treatments connected…
by Cecilia Lacks, PhD One of the most feared side effects of total prostate removal (radical prostatectomy) for treatment of prostate cancer is urinary incontinence, but that fear far outweighs the reality. “Permanent incontinence after a radical prostatectomy occurs infrequently…
One Man to Another: It’s In the Numbers Why a patient’s column? This is not a doctor’s column. I am, in fact, a patient of Dr. Catalona and a member of the URF Board. This column attempts to provide a…
RISK USING PROSCAR OR PROPECIA Q: What information do you have regarding the increased risk of high grade prostate cancer when taking Proscar or Propecia (finasteride)? A: Proscar is in the family of drugs commonly used to treat or prevent…
Why They Are So Important to Dr. Catalona Blood and tissue samples from patients serve at least two purposes. One is to help with the diagnosis and treatment for a particular patient. The PSA test (from a blood sample) and…
Why a patient’s column? This is not a doctor’s column. I am a patient of Dr. Catalona and a member of the URF Board. This column attempts to provide a patient’s perspective on prostate cancer to the readers of Quest….
PIN (prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia), a microscopic finding reported in 5% to 10% of prostate biopsies, has been regarded as a red flag suggesting the possible presence of cancer. However, in recent years, some research groups have found that men who…
Prostate cancer has no known means of prevention and no known cure for advanced-stage disease; therefore, the only method for reducing the mortality and morbidity from prostate cancer is to detect it early and treat it effectively. Screening with prostate-specific…
PSA testing has revolutionized the early diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer. Increasing evidence shows that PSA testing is also responsible for the decreasing prostate cancer death rates occurring in the US and other countries. In the US alone, since…
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