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Western Diet May Have Detrimental Effect on Prostate Cancer Risk

Stronger diet effect seen in Gleason grade group >6 and in International Society of Urological Pathology grade 3 + 4 + 5 tumors

Addition of Metastasis-Directed Therapy Increases PFS in Prostate Cancer

Addition of MDT, consisting of radiation therapy, to hormone therapy results in improved progression-free survival

Germline Genetic Testing Feasible for Advanced Prostate Cancer

High satisfaction reported for genetic testing model including education, follow-up with genetic counselor

Guideline Updated for Initial Management of Advanced Prostate Cancer

Triplet therapy should be offered to patients with de novo metastatic noncastrate prostate cancer with high-volume disease

Active Surveillance for Low-, Intermediate-Risk Prostate Cancer on the Rise

However, significant differences in use seen by race/ethnicity, education, and geography

Initiating Salvage RT When PSA >0.25 ng/mL Linked to All-Cause Mortality

Risk for all-cause mortality up for men receiving post-radical prostatectomy salvage radiation therapy at PSA level >0.25 ng/mL

Long-Term Waterborne-Ingested Nitrate Linked to Prostate Cancer Risk

Higher associations seen for those with lower intakes of fiber, fruit/vegetables, and vitamin C

Clinical Utility Poor for Prostate Cancer Germline Panels in African Men

Seventeen variants identified as potentially oncogenic in 17.7 percent of South African male patients

Digital Rectal Exam Does Not Detect Early-Stage Prostate Cancer

Among men analyzed with DRE as solitary screening test for prostate cancer, suspicious findings did not increase prostate cancer detection

2014 to 2021 Saw Increase in Use of Active Surveillance for Low-Risk Prostate Cancer

Considerable variation observed in active surveillance use, from 4.0 to 78.0 percent at practice level and from 0 to 100 percent at practitioner level