Tag: Cancer: Prostate
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
Nine Novel Prostate Cancer Variants Identified in Men With African Ancestry
Multiancestry polygenic risk score can stratify prostate cancer risk and differentiate risk for aggressive disease
Magnitude of Reduction in PSA Level May Indicate Outcomes in Prostate Cancer
Findings seen for men treated with enzalutamide for nonmetastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer