http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. New research confirms that giving radiotherapy immediately after surgery to remove the prostate has long-term benefits for preventing the biochemical progression of the disease. After 10 years, 61 percent of men who received immediate radiotherapy treatment remained disease free compared with 38 percent who did not, according to the follow-up of the randomized EORTC trial 22911 published Online First in The Lancet. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-radiotherapy-surgery-benefits-prostate-cancer.html Cancer Thu, 18 Oct 2012 18:30:02 EST news269791356 (HealthDay)—The number of eye injuries associated with robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy—complete removal of the prostate—increased nearly tenfold in the United States between 2000 and 2009, although the risk was still small, a new study finds. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-eye-injury-robotic-prostate-surgery.html Surgery Tue, 16 Oct 2012 15:26:22 EST news269619967 Men who had high levels of the activated Stat5 protein in their prostate cancer after a radical prostatectomy were more likely to have a recurrence or die from the disease compared to men who had little to no presence of the growth protein, according to a recent study published in Human Pathology by Jefferson's Kimmel Cancer Center researchers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-stat5-outcomes-prostate-cancer-patients.html Cancer Tue, 16 Oct 2012 12:54:27 EST news269610859 Men who undergo surgical removal of prostate cancer can experience significant levels of anxiety one year after surgery, and higher levels of anxiety appear to be linked to poor sexual satisfaction and depression, say researchers at Mayo Clinic's campus in Florida. Their recent study, published in the online edition of Psycho-Oncology, suggests that men who experience high levels of "cancer-specific anxiety" following surgery for prostate cancer could likely benefit from counseling designed to address their worries and improve their quality of life. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-prostate-cancer-diagnosis-surgery-anxiety.html Cancer Mon, 24 Sep 2012 15:59:33 EST news267721118 A new research model has estimated that the difference in prostate cancer mortality among men with low-risk disease who choose active surveillance versus those who choose immediate treatment with radical prostatectomy is likely to be very modest, possibly as little as two to three months. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-surveillance-viable-option-men-low-risk.html Cancer Mon, 24 Sep 2012 13:00:01 EST news267702660 (HealthDay)—Penile thermal sensory thresholds increase after non-nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy (RP) but not after the nerve-sparing procedure, according to a study published in the September issue of The Journal of Sexual Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-thermal-sensation-nerve-sparing-prostatectomy.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 13 Sep 2012 15:50:02 EST news266766003 (HealthDay) -- Men with low-risk prostate cancer are more likely to pursue active surveillance when seen at a multidisciplinary prostate cancer clinic rather than when they see individual specialists in sequential settings, according to a study published online July 30 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-surveillance-multidisciplinary-prostate-ca.html Cancer Wed, 01 Aug 2012 16:39:32 EST news263057964 (HealthDay) -- For men with clinically localized prostate cancer, radical prostatectomy does not significantly reduce all-cause or prostate-cancer mortality compared with observation through 12 years of follow-up, according to a study published in the July 19 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-radical-prostatectomy-doesnt-mortality.html Cancer Thu, 19 Jul 2012 07:10:01 EST news261892989 A hormone-depleting drug approved last year for the treatment of metastatic prostate cancer can help eliminate or nearly eliminate tumors in many patients with aggressive cancers that have yet to spread beyond the prostate, according to a clinical study to be presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), June 1-5, in Chicago. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-hormone-depleting-drug-localized-high-risk-prostate.html Cancer Wed, 16 May 2012 18:00:05 EST news256405573 Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed non-skin cancer in the U.S., and radical prostatectomy, the surgical removal of the prostate gland, remains the most popular therapeutic option, accounting for half of treatments. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-ed-prostate-cancer-surgery-experienced.html Surgery Wed, 16 May 2012 14:57:44 EST news256398915 Black prostate cancer patients may not be getting the same quality of care as white patients, according to a first-of-its-kind study by researchers at Henry Ford Hospital who found racial disparities in the results of surgery to remove diseased prostates. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-quality-issues-worse-results-black.html Cancer Tue, 15 May 2012 15:55:57 EST news256316124 Patients who undergo radical surgery for prostate cancer may expect better results, on average, if they're treated in accredited teaching hospitals with residency programs, and better still if the hospitals also have medical fellowships, according to a new study by Henry Ford Hospital. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-prostate-cancer-surgery-complications-hospitals.html Cancer Tue, 15 May 2012 14:58:29 EST news256312703 To improve the quality of life in gay men and minorities treated for prostate cancer, a greater awareness of ethnic and sexual preference-related factors is needed to help men choose a more-suitable treatment plan, researchers from Thomas Jefferson University Hospital conclude in a literature review published May 1 in Nature Reviews Urology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-poorer-quality-life-gay-men.html Cancer Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:29:59 EST news255014981 Robot-assisted surgery is now both more common and far more successful than radical "open" surgery to treat prostate cancer in the United States, according to a new Henry Ford Hospital study published in the current issue of the medical journal European Urology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-complications-outcomes-robot-assisted-prostate-cancer.html Surgery Tue, 24 Apr 2012 03:50:01 EST news254457132 The use of metformin in men with prostate cancer before prostatectomy helped to reduce certain metabolic parameters and slow the growth rate of the cancer, according to the results of a phase II study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-metformin-prostate-cancer-growth.html Cancer Sun, 01 Apr 2012 05:59:14 EST news252478747 The vast majority of men who have a prostate cancer operation can retain their ability to orgasm if the surgery is carried out without removing the nerves that surround the prostate gland like a hammock, according to a study in the February issue of the urology journal BJUI. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-nerve-prostate-cancer-patients-orgasms.html Surgery Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:37:39 EST news248351849 Preoperative MRI helps surgeons make more informed decisions about nerve-sparing procedures in men with prostate cancer, according to a new study published online in the journal Radiology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-preoperative-mri-nerve-prostate-cancer.html Cancer Tue, 24 Jan 2012 03:05:22 EST news246596710 Prostate cancer patients who undergo radical prostatectomy get better results at teaching hospitals than at non-academic medical institutions, according to the findings of an international study led by researchers at Henry Ford Hospital. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-prostate-cancer-surgery-hospitals.html Cancer Mon, 07 Nov 2011 10:53:34 EST news239885606 Prostate cancer is a significant public health concern and cause of morbidity among men in the United States. In 2011, it is estimated that 240,890 new cases of prostate cancer will be diagnosed and almost 34,000 men will die of this malignancy. The lifetime probability of developing prostate cancer in American men is one in six. Current treatment alternatives for clinically localized prostate cancer include removal of the prostate gland, radiation to the cancerous prostate, active surveillance or other treatments (hormonal or cryotherapy). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-prostate-cancer-robotic-surgery.html Cancer Thu, 08 Sep 2011 10:00:01 EST news234694202 Receiving radiation therapy immediately after a radical prostatectomy is a cost-effective treatment for prostate cancer patients when compared with waiting and acting on elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels, according to a new study by researchers at Thomas Jefferson University and Hospital. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-prostate-cost-effective-urologists.html Cancer Thu, 09 Jun 2011 18:40:45 EST news226863627 Long-term survival rates for patients with advanced prostate cancer suggest they can be good candidates for surgery, Mayo Clinic researchers have found. Their study found a 20-year survival rate for 80 percent of patients diagnosed with cancer that has potentially spread beyond the prostate, known as cT3 prostate cancer, and treated with radical prostatectomy, or surgery to remove the prostate gland. Previously, patients found to have cT3 prostate cancer were offered radiation or hormone treatment, but not radical prostatectomy. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-advanced-stage-prostate-cancer-patients-year.html Cancer Sun, 15 May 2011 13:28:31 EST news224684805 Men who visited a major online support group after being diagnosed with prostate cancer were most likely to seek advice on therapy and treatment, together with emotional support, according to research in the May issue of the urology journal BJUI. But, surprisingly, they went to great lengths to avoid using the word "cancer". http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-cancer-patients-interact-online-clinicians.html Cancer Wed, 11 May 2011 09:24:37 EST news224324662 A Swedish research team partly consisting of researchers from Uppsala University followed a group of prostate cancer patients in the Nordic region for 15 years. The study found, among other things, that surgery reduces the risk that men with prostate cancer (even those with low-risk tumours) will die within 15 years. The results were published today in the New England Journal of Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-surgery-mortality-due-prostate-cancer.html Cancer Thu, 05 May 2011 10:58:20 EST news223811867 A pelvic MRI scan with IV contrast and rectal balloon is highly effective in identifying local recurrence even at low PSA values in prostate cancer patients with a rising or persistently elevated PSA after prostatectomy, according to a study presented April 29, 2011, at the Cancer Imaging and Radiation Therapy Symposium in Atlanta. The symposium is co-sponsored by the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) and the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-mri-prostate-cancer-recurrence-extremely.html Cancer Fri, 29 Apr 2011 08:23:21 EST news223284188 Surgeons should encourage men who request penile lengthening surgery to try non-invasive methods first and, in some cases, consider therapy to help them feel more positive about their body. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-noninvasive-surgery-men-longer-penis.html Other Mon, 18 Apr 2011 09:33:32 EST news222337999 A widely-available yet expensive radiotherapy technique used to treat prostate cancer patients after surgery has promising benefits -- higher dose and less damage to the rectum and bladder -- compared to a less precise technique, Thomas Jefferson University researchers document for the first time in a new study published in Practical Radiation Oncology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-jefferson-doctors-case-high-dose-radiotherapy.html Cancer Wed, 13 Apr 2011 10:30:39 EST news221909427 Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have concluded that the anatomy of the pelvis following robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-anatomic-differences-robotic-assisted-radical-prostatectomy.html Cancer Mon, 11 Apr 2011 10:31:26 EST news221736625