News tagged with gleason

Surgery is superior to radiotherapy in men with localized PCa, Swedish study says

Surgery offers better survival benefit for men with localised prostate cancer, according to a large observational study, conducted by a group of researchers in Sweden and the Netherlands.

Cancer Mar 15, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

Updated 'Partin Tables' tool now available to predict prostate cancer spread

Prostate cancer experts at Johns Hopkins have developed an updated version of the Partin Tables, a tool to help men diagnosed with prostate cancer and their doctors to better assess their chance of a surgical cure. The updated ...

Cancer Jan 04, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

New research uncovers promising new biomarker for aggressiveness of prostate cancer, implications for treatment

Research out of Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) supports the adoption of a new biomarker to measure the aggressiveness of primary prostate tumors. A team of investigators from three institutions, led by Shahriar Koochekpour, ...

Cancer Oct 24, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Advanced imaging pinpoints prostate cancer faster, more accurately

It took Wayne Wentzel 14 years, multiple tissue biopsies and travel to four hospitals across multiple states to identify the underlying source of his rising prostate specific antigen (PSA) level. He finally ...

Cancer Oct 05, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 1

MRI helps identify patients with prostate cancer who may benefit from active surveillance

PSA screening has resulted in improved prostate cancer survival, but the high rate of diagnosis and treatment side effects raise concerns about overtreatment. In the quest to prevent overtreatment, "active surveillance" has ...

Cancer Sep 24, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

More aggressive treatment not necessary for men with a family history of prostate cancer

Approximately 10-20 percent of prostate cancer patients have a family history of the disease. There are three major factors that are used to evaluate the extent and aggressiveness of prostate cancer, help make treatment decisions, ...

Cancer Oct 05, 2011 | not rated yet | 0

New tool helps identify prostate cancer patients with highest risk of death

After a prostate cancer patient receives radiation treatment, his doctor carefully monitors the amount of prostate-specific antigen, or PSA, in his blood. An increase in PSA, called biochemical failure, is the first detectable ...

Cancer Oct 05, 2011 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

Smoking may increase risk of prostate cancer recurrence, death

A new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and University of California, San Francisco, researchers suggests that men with prostate cancer who smoke increase their risk of prostate cancer recurrence and of dying ...

Cancer Jun 21, 2011 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |