One issue that many of us might have to deal and that gets very little discussion is edema. Edema is swelling caused by the build up of abnormal amounts of fluids in our body. Some people refer to edema as fluid retention. We often can see the fluid building up in our legs, arms, feet, [...]
Primary Tumor (T) TX Primary tumor cannot be assessed T0 No evidence of primary tumor T1 Clinically unapparent tumor that is not palpable nor visible by imaging T1a Tumor incidental histologic finding in 5% or less of tissue resected by TURP. T1b Tumor incidental histologic finding in more than 5% of tissue resected by TURP. [...]
Today's Medscape had a very interesting and informative interview with Dr. Kevin Kelly. I recommend that you follow the link by clicking the title below and read the interview. Improving Treatment for Advanced Prostate Cancer: An Expert Interview With Dr. Kevin Kelly I would like to thank Frank Kennedy who called my attention to this [...]
A recent study in Iceland compared survival and disease progression in prostate cancer patients with the Icelandic BRCA2 999del5 founder mutation and those without the mutation. The study evaluated a pool of men with prostate cancer who were related to women who had breast cancer. They found that the gene mutation, BRCA2 999del5 founder mutation, [...]
Those of us who have had a radical prostatectomy and then have our PSA return are experiencing what the industry calls a biochemical recurrence. As with all things prostate cancer, there is a lack of agreement on how best to clinically respond to our situation. In the May issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology, [...]