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Could Your Past Sex Life Link You to Prostate Cancer?
June 22, 2010
What can your past sexual history tell you about your chances of developing prostate cancer? Researchers in the UK say it can reveal a lot. A 2009 study says that men who had more sex and more sexual partners in their 20s were more likely to get prostate cancer later in life. But don’t give up sex so fast, some experts think the results of this study are too premature as a basis for lifestyle changes. Here’s what the…
New Study Says Men with Low-Grade Prostate Cancer Delay Surgery
June 11, 2010
A new study says that men with lower risk prostate cancer are delaying the decision to have surgery. Researchers at Maryland's John Hopkinds Brady Urological Institute have found that men who delay surgery do not have worse outcomes than men who have surgery earlier. These are men who have small, low-grade tumors. Their doctors keep a close watch on the progress and prognosis of these patients in case a more serious or higher grade cancer arises -- in which case surgery may be…
Breakthrough Prostate Cancer Treatment Approved by the FDA
May 28, 2010
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new treatment for men with advanced prostate cancer on April 29, 2010. The new treatment, called Provenge, is the first of its kind. Here’s how Provenge works: The treatment works with the body’s immune system to fight the cancer. Disease-fighting white blood cells are removed from the patient and sent to a Seattle-based lab where they are combined with a cancer protein that makes them attack cancer cells in the body.…
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Overlake names Thomas Takayama, MD Program Director for Prostate CancerBellevue ReporterTakayama routinely performs robotic-assisted procedures including laparoscopic radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer and laparoscopic surgery, ...
Date: September 3, 2010 6:20 pm
Elbit Imaging Announces Insightec Treats First Prostate Cancer Patients in ... - PR-CANADA.net (pres
Elbit Imaging Announces Insightec Treats First Prostate Cancer Patients in ...PR-CANADA.net (press release)For more information, please go to: http://www.insightec.com/ ExAblate is an Image Guided, non-invasive, Robotic Acoustic Surgery system. ...and more »
Date: September 2, 2010 1:39 pm
Irish Medical TimesRobotic surgery now in Mater PrivateIrish Medical TimesMore than 40 patients have already successfully undergone robotic-assisted prostatectomy at the hospital. Urologists Prof John Fitzpatrick and Mr Kiaran ...
Date: September 1, 2010 6:12 am
AccessRx Health Blog (blog)Does robotic technology mitigate the challenges of large prostate size? - AbstractUroTodayFor this reason, we undertook a study to better understand the relationships between large prostate size and robotic prostatectomy outcomes with respect to ...September is Prostate…
Date: September 1, 2010 2:22 am
Elbit Imaging Announces Insightec Treats First Prostate Cancer Patients in ...MarketWatch (press release)For more information, please go to: http://www.insightec.com/ ExAblate is an Image Guided, non-invasive, Robotic Acoustic Surgery system. ...InSightec Treats First Prostate Cancer Patients in Clinical TrialsPR Newswire (press…
Date: August 31, 2010 12:41 am
Medgadget.comElbit Imaging Announces Insightec Treats First Prostate Cancer Patients in ...MarketWatch (press release)For more information, please go to: http://www.insightec.com/ ExAblate is an Image Guided, non-invasive, Robotic Acoustic Surgery system. ...InSightec Treats First Prostate Cancer Patients in Clinical TrialsPR Newswire (press…
Date: August 31, 2010 12:41 am
Medgadget.comElbit Imaging Announces Insightec Treats First Prostate Cancer Patients in ...MarketWatch (press release)For more information, please go to: http://www.insightec.com/ ExAblate is an Image Guided, non-invasive, Robotic Acoustic Surgery system. ...InSightec Treats First Prostate Cancer Patients in Clinical TrialsPR Newswire (press…
Date: August 31, 2010 12:41 am
A cohort study investigating patient expectations and satisfaction outcomes in ...UroTodayRobotic assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) is gaining widespread acceptance for the management of localized prostate cancer. ...
Date: August 30, 2010 2:14 am
OHSU Announces Topics for Free Fall Health Lecture SeriesMedia Newswire (press release)... in prostate cancer research, therapies for recurrent patients and treatment options for newly diagnosed prostate cancer including robotic prostatectomy ...
Date: August 29, 2010 10:08 pm
TakeCare Partners With Medtral New ZealandPacific News Center... Total Knee Joint replacement, Hip Resurfacing, Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery (CABG), Robotic Prostatectomy, and In vitro fertilization and more. ...
Date: August 29, 2010 3:27 pm
Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) Sees Interest After Analyst Says 'Buy'StreetInsider.com (subscription) (blog)While US prostatectomy procedure growth has slowed significantly, US hysterectomy growth will remain strong through 2011 and then begin to moderate, ...and more »
Date: August 25, 2010 8:43 am
Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) Sees Interest After Analyst Says 'Buy'StreetInsider.com (subscription) (blog)While US prostatectomy procedure growth has slowed significantly, US hysterectomy growth will remain strong through 2011 and then begin to moderate, ...and more »
Date: August 25, 2010 8:43 am
Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) Sees Interest After Analyst Says 'Buy'StreetInsider.com (subscription) (blog)While US prostatectomy procedure growth has slowed significantly, US hysterectomy growth will remain strong through 2011 and then begin to moderate, ...and more »
Date: August 25, 2010 8:43 am
Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) Sees Interest After Analyst Says 'Buy'StreetInsider.com (subscription) (blog)While US prostatectomy procedure growth has slowed significantly, US hysterectomy growth will remain strong through 2011 and then begin to moderate, ...and more »
Date: August 25, 2010 8:43 am
UroTodayMaratona Urológica 2010 - Prostate cancer - Session HighlightsUroTodayConcerning the different treatment modalities, Dr. Cornel presented data showing that open, laparoscopic and robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy all have ...and more »
Date: August 25, 2010 2:24 am
Meet Urologic and Prostate Cancer Expert, Dr. Basir TareenAOL Health (blog)In many cases, removing a renal tumor or performing a robotic prostatectomy can provide patients with a long-term cure. I am honored to serve as an AOL ...
Date: August 24, 2010 1:10 pm