Tag: Cancer: Prostate
PSA Screening Rates Have Leveled Off in U.S.
Decline followed recommendations from U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Surveillance Biopsy Timing Not Tied to Reclassification
But PSA density and body mass index are associated with prostate cancer reclassification
Yoga Helps Ease Side Effects of Prostate Cancer Treatment
Men who attended yoga classes had less fatigue and better sexual and urinary function
PSA Test Often Occurs Without Discussion of Benefits, Harms
Men with lower incomes, education, and no insurance less likely to receive pretest counseling
Metformin Use Does Not Increase Prostate Cancer Survival
Drug given in combination with docetaxel chemotherapy in patients with metastatic disease
Patient Choice Stressed in Latest USPSTF PSA Screening Recs
Men aged 55 to 69 should discuss PSA screening with their doctor, panel recommends
AACR: Shorter Sleep Duration Linked to Prostate CA Mortality
Findings for men younger than 65
MRI-Based Strategy Reduces Biopsies in Prostate CA Screening
MRI-based screening could reduce unnecessary biopsies, overdiagnosis of low-grade cancer
Radical Prostatectomy Linked to Greater Drop in Sexual Function
And, treatment strategies for localized prostate cancer linked to distinct pattern of adverse effects
Targeting of Tracked Tumor Foci Ups Gleason Score Upgrading
Men with Gleason score 3 + 4 more likely to have upgrading than men with Gleason score 3 + 3
