Prostate Cancer: Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment: Publications and Documents
Summary
This collection of articles and papers is aimed at educating and supporting individuals dealing with prostate cancer, particularly those who are disabled, seniors, or have special accessibility needs. The database includes topics such as symptoms of prostate cancer, diagnostic methods like PSA testing and digital rectal exams, various treatment options including surgery, radiation, and hormone therapy, as well as discussions on dietary impacts on cancer progression. Publications range from peer-reviewed research findings to informative articles on new therapies and patient experiences. These resources are useful for gaining insights into managing prostate cancer, understanding the implications of different treatment choices on quality of life, and learning about preventive measures and lifestyle adjustments that can be particularly relevant for people with disabilities or the elderly, who might need tailored medical advice.Searching the Database
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| Title and Description | Ed | Publish Revised |
|---|---|---|
| Dropping the Cancer Label May Cut Prostate Deaths A UCLA-led model finds relabeling the lowest-risk prostate cancer could cut overtreatment and prevent nearly 2,400 deaths a year through more screening. | ✓ ✓ | |
| Two-Week Radiotherapy Matches Eight-Week Prostate Cancer Treatment A decade-long phase 3 trial shows 2 week radiotherapy is as safe and effective as 8 week treatment for prostate cancer, with similar survival and side effects. | ✓ ✓ | |
| PI-RADS: Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System Chart This article outlines the Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System (PI-RADS), a critical tool for evaluating prostate cancer risk. | ✓ ✓ | |
| Understanding Gleason Scores in Prostate Cancer Diagnosis A clear guide to the Gleason scoring system, explaining how pathologists grade prostate cancer from 6 to 10 and what each score means for treatment choices. | ✓ ✓ | |
| Omega-3 Diet May Slow Prostate Cancer Cell Growth UCLA study shows men with early-stage prostate cancer who followed a low omega-6, high omega-3 diet with fish oil had 15% less cancer cell proliferation. | ✓ ✓ | |
| New Report Highlights Long-Term Risks Associated With Prostate Cancer Treatment PSA screening decisions require clear data on treatment risks and benefits, but current guides lack specific risk estimates. | ✓ ✓ | |
| Diet May Slow Prostate Cancer Progression During Monitoring Study suggests a healthy diet may help keep low grade prostate cancer from progressing to more dangerous states during active surveillance. | ✓ | |
| Rethinking Terminology: Should Low-Grade Prostate Abnormalities Be Classified as Cancer? A new paper indicates that patients may benefit if doctors stop calling certain early-stage changes to the prostate as cancer. | ✓ | |
| Dutasteride Improves Accuracy of PSA Test Study suggests PSA test is more reliable in men taking dutasteride (Avodart), a drug widely prescribed to shrink an enlarged prostate gland. | ✓ | |
| Urine Test Identifies High-grade Prostate Cancer, Reducing Need for Biopsies This new urine sample test looks at 18 genes and is specifically developed to pick out cancers that need immediate treatment over the slow-growing type. | ✓ ✓ | |
| 187 New Genetic Variants Linked to Prostate Cancer Found International collaboration explored genomes of nearly 950,000 men, finding a total of 451 variants and refining what is known about genetic risk for prostate cancer. | ||
| FDA Approves Enzalutamide Combined with Talazoparib for Prostate Cancer Therapy Research discovers major achievement in treatment of patients with prostate cancer and demonstrates how integration of clinical care and research directly translates into new treatment options for cancer patients. | ||
| Prostate Cancer Patients Choosing Active Surveillance Active surveillance is thought to mitigate the adverse effects associated with treatment of these cancers, while remaining oncologically safe. | ||
| Prostate MRI Reveals More Treatable Cancers and Reduces Overdiagnosis PRECISION trial reveals using MRI to target prostate biopsies leads to more of the harmful prostate cancers, and fewer harmless cancers being diagnosed. | ||
| Mediterranean Diet Cuts Aggressive Prostate Cancer Risk Men following a Mediterranean diet rich in fish, vegetables, legumes, and olive oil showed significantly lower risk of aggressive prostate cancer. | ✓ ✓ | |
| Digital Rectal Exam Vs. PSA Test For Prostate Cancer Is the digital rectal exam (DRE) as a screening tool for prostate cancer as good as the prostate specific antigen (PSA) test. | ||
| First Prostate Cancer Patients Treated with HIFU Technology Cordell Nwokeji, MD and Don Berardinucci, MD perform first Sonablate HIFU treatments in Houston, Texas at Houston Metro Urology in partnership with HIFU Prostate Services. | ||
| Prostate Health: PSA, DRE, and PVR Tests Explained Informative article on prostate examinations, covering PSA, DRE, and PVR tests and their differences. | ||
| Understanding Prostate Health: PSA Levels Chart and Antigen Explanation Information regarding the male PSA test performed for checking for prostate gland enlargement and cancer. | ✓ | |
| Genetic Testing Identifies Males at Risk of Prostate Cancer Major international study identifies 23 new genetic variants associated with increased risk of prostate cancer. | ||
| Low-Fat Fish Oil Diet Alters Prostate Cancer Tissue Prostate cancer study: Low-fat fish oil diet alters tumor tissue in men, suggesting potential dietary intervention benefits. | ||
| Resveratrol Reduces Prostate Cancer Metastasis and Growth Resveratrol can make prostate tumor cells more susceptible to radiation treatment increasing chance of full recovery from all types of prostate cancer including aggressive tumors. | ||
| Reducing Deaths from Prostate Cancer Dr. David Samadi a top robotic prostatectomy surgeon redirects prostate cancer emphasis to treatment decisions following diagnosis. | ||
| Soy Products May Help When Conventional Prostate Cancer Treatment Fails New research points to soy as potential solution for men with prostate cancer unresponsive to conventional treatment of surgery and radiation. | ✓ | |
| Urine Test for Prostate Cancer The research surrounding the new urine test is designed to determine its ability to stratify men diagnosed with prostate cancer. | ||
| Advanced Prostate Cancer Treatment Options Prostate cancer that has become resistant to hormone treatment and does not respond to radiation or chemotherapy requires new methods of treatment. | ||
| Prostate Prescriptions May Increase Prostate Cancer Risk Trials show an increased incidence of high grade prostate cancer with finasteride and dutasteride treatment. | ||
| Congress Move to Drastically Cut Funding for Prostate Cancer Research Veterans who have been exposed to chemical agents are twice as likely to develop prostate cancer as their civilian counterparts. | ||
| Survival Rate for Advanced-stage Prostate Cancer Patients with Surgery Long-term survival rates for patients with advanced prostate cancer suggest they can be good candidates for surgery. | ||
| High Omega-3s in Blood May Increase Risk of Aggressive Prostate Cancer Association of dietary fats and prostate cancer risk has found what is good for the heart may not be good for the prostate. | ||
| Digoxin Possible Treatment for Prostate Cancer Scientists have identified digoxin as a possible therapy for prostate cancer. | ||
| PSA Level Change Not a Predictor for Prostate Cancer Change in PSA level does not predict prostate cancer, and screening for PSA velocity leads to many unnecessary biopsies and should be removed from screening guidelines. | ||
| Finger Length Points to Prostate Cancer Risk Men who have long index fingers are at lower risk of prostate cancer. | ||
| Key to Successful Treatment of Aggressive Prostate Cancer Multidisciplinary clinic approach to aggressive prostate cancer can improve survival in patients. | ||
| Cholesterol Drug May Have Role in Treating Prostate Cancer Drug commonly prescribed for people with high cholesterol may also be effective in treating prostate cancer. | ||
| PRIME Act: Early Detection and Treatment of Prostate Cancer The PRIME Act will serve as a Manhattan Project for ending prostate cancer as a socio-economic crisis and a public health disaster among African American men. | ||
| CyberKnife Treatment for Prostate Cancer CyberKnife radiosurgery treatment for prostate cancer is fast effective has no side effects and is non-invasive. | ||
| Prostate Enlargement: Symptoms, Exams, Treatment Information on the male prostate gland including enlargement, prostate cancer and treatment options. | ✓ ✓ | |
| Targeted Treatment for Prostate Cancer Interesting concept for drug delivery and a novel strategy for prostate cancer treatment. | ||
| Noscapine for Prostate Cancer Study outlines the benefits of drug noscapine used for for prostate cancer treatment. | ||
| 66% of Prostate Cancer Patients Do Not Need Treatment Studies show men with non-aggressive prostate cancer can live with the disease untreated for many years, but aggressive cancer requires immediate treatment. | ||
| Prostate Cancer Patients Disease Free After 5 years Likely to be Disease Free After 10 Years Prostate cancer patients who receive brachytherapy and remain free of disease for five years or greater are unlikely to have a recurrence at 10 years. | ||
| Green Tea May Affect Prostate Cancer Progression Men with prostate cancer who consumed green tea demonstrated a reduction in serum markers predictive of prostate cancer progression. | ||
| Dramatic Outcomes in Prostate Cancer Study - Mayo Clinic Patients with inoperable prostate cancer now cancer free with experimental drug therapy in combination with standardized hormone treatment and radiation therapy. | ||
| MRI Effective for Determining Pathologic Stage of Prostate Cancer MRI imaging plays an important role in determining if the cancer is restricted to the prostate gland or if it has spread beyond the capsule. | ||
| Discovery May Lead to Improved Prostate Cancer Test Cancer research findings may lead to more accurate tests for prostate cancer in future. | ||
| Drug Shows Activity in Men with Advanced Prostate Cancer Experimental drug lowers prostate specific antigen levels a marker for tumor growth in men with advanced prostate cancer. | ||
| Early Stage Prostate Cancer Results Favorable for Radiation Treatment Results show a shortened course of radiation therapy for prostate cancer provides good PSA response for early-stage prostate cancer. |
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