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Watch This Informative Video About Advanced Prostate Cancer & Bone Health
Thanks to Kathy Meade, I just viewed an exceptional video about advanced prostate cancer. It also includes information on bone health, screening, research, the need for funding and the history of prostate cancer treatment. All advocates and men with prostate cancer should learn something by watching the video. The following is the link: http://www.itvisus.com/programs/hbhm/index.asp#ooid=Iza2VhMTqn-tHgaxfstDRMBJ 1b12EW7i [...]
Outcomes of Locally Advanced (T3 or greater) Prostate Cancer in Men Undergoing Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy
Stories abound about men who undergo prostate cancer surgery only to have the surgery halted when their doctor sees that the cancer has left the gland. The stories go that the doctor stops the surgery leaving the gland and any other visible tumors in place just as they found them. Current statistics indicate that one [...]
Younger Men With Advanced Prostate Cancer Have A Shorter Lifespan
Advanced prostate cancer poses a deadly paradox for younger men (aged 35 to 44 years). Younger men diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer will have a shorter remaining life span than older men who develop the disease, despite the fact that in general younger men have a much lower risk of dying from prostate cancer. Daniel [...]
PET/CT Scans May Help Detect Recurring Prostate Cancer Earlier
The September issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine published a study that shows that positron emission tomography (PET)/computer tomography (CT) scans using the imaging agent choline could detect recurring prostate cancer sooner than conventional imaging technologies in some patients who have had their prostates surgically removed. Men who elect to have a radical prostatectomy [...]