<ѻý>Nerve-Sparing Prostatectomy Doesn't Help Everyoneѻý> Benefits limited mainly to men with strong sexual function before surgery Apr 25, 2018
<ѻý>Slow Medicine: More on Prostate Cancer Screening; Simple Treatments for Nauseaѻý> Also, a study quantifies waste in clinical practice Apr 13, 2018
<ѻý>High Suicide Rate in Urologic Ca Patientsѻý> Four to five times higher in British study Mar 16, 2018
<ѻý>Steroids and Asthma; One-Time PSA: It's PodMed Double T!ѻý> This week's topics include the dangers of e-cigarettes, steroids and asthma, five types of diabetes, and a single PSA measurement and outcomes. Mar 10, 2018 podcast
<ѻý>Reintervention Rates High for Sacral Neuromodulationѻý> Researchers report 'alarming' rates within 5 years of placement, and urge a device registry Feb 25, 2018
<ѻý>Time to Metastasis Prolonged in Castration-Resistant Prostate Caѻý> Researchers found a 22-month improvement with enzalutamide Feb 09, 2018
<ѻý>Apalutamide Slows Metastasis in Prostate Cancerѻý> Two-year delay in metastatic progression with apalutamide Feb 05, 2018
<ѻý>A Patient's Journey: And Now, a Word from a Pathologistѻý> Howard Wolinsky goes one-on-one with pathologist and blogger Lester Raff, MD Jan 02, 2018
<ѻý>A Patient's Journey: There's a Vitamin for Thatѻý> Howard Wolinsky may have the most expensive urine in Chicago Dec 15, 2017
<ѻý>A Patient's Journey: What Is 'Just Right'?ѻý> In this installment of A Patient's Journey, Howard Wolinsky talks A1C with his primary care physician Nov 24, 2017
<ѻý>Advanced Ca Patients Benefit from Online Symptom Reportsѻý> Patient-reported outcomes tied to increased survival Jun 05, 2017
<ѻý>Abiraterone Combo: A New Care Standard in Prostate Cancer?ѻý> Earlier treatment appears to improve survival in metastatic disease Jun 03, 2017
<ѻý>Wise Buy? Proton Beam Therapyѻý> It helps only a few, and at a wildly extravagant cost May 19, 2017
<ѻý>PSA Testing: Docs Walk the Screening Talkѻý> Physicians likely to undergo screening themselves May 13, 2017
<ѻý>ESTRO: Tumor-Adapted RT Lowers Pneumonitis in Lung Cancerѻý> Selected presentations from the European RT meeting May 07, 2017
<ѻý>Wise Buy? Focused Ultrasound Therapiesѻý> Exciting technology, but now sold to patients on slim supporting evidence Apr 28, 2017
<ѻý>MSK Cancer Alliance: Mainly About Medicineѻý> Bi-directional relationship strengthens regional cancer care Mar 11, 2017
<ѻý>A Patient's Journey: The First That Was Almost Forgottenѻý> Invited to tell his story to a gathering of prostate cancer specialists, Howard Wolinsky had to elbow his way to the mic Feb 19, 2017
<ѻý>'Jurassic' Clinical Trial Yields Prostate Cancer Guidanceѻý> Negative trial informs new studies of adjuvant therapy Feb 17, 2017
<ѻý>A Patient's Journey: Celebrity Revelation Stirs the Potѻý> Ben Stiller says PSA testing saved his life. Did it really? Oct 12, 2016
<ѻý>A Patient's Journey: Can High-Grade PIN Be 'Great News'?ѻý> Biopsy vacation ends, worry index jumps Sep 04, 2016
<ѻý>Prostate Cancer: Informed Decisions or Information Overload?ѻý> To biopsy, or not to biopsy -- a Shakespearean dilemma Jul 05, 2016
<ѻý>'Cautious Optimism' for HIFU in Prostate Cancerѻý> Radical treatment avoided for 2 years in 90% of patients May 13, 2016
<ѻý>No Evidence of TRT Link to Prostate Cancerѻý> Observational studies back testosterone safety May 13, 2016
<ѻý>Landmark Trial Not a Measure of PSA Valueѻý> High rate of 'contamination' in control arm of PLCO trial May 12, 2016
<ѻý>Seeking Meaning in Ca Survival Risk Estimatesѻý> Most estimates from unselected adults not in the 'ballpark' May 08, 2016
<ѻý>AUA: Striving to Reach All in Urologyѻý> Controversy, science, drama, and Mother's Day at annual meeting May 06, 2016
<ѻý>Adding Hormonal Tx To Salvage RT Ups Prostate Ca Survivalѻý> Metastasis, cancer-specific survival also reduced in high-risk disease Jan 11, 2016
<ѻý>Lower-Dose RT New Standard for Prostate Cancer?ѻý> Non-inferiority demonstrated for 60 Gy versus 74 Gy Jan 09, 2016
<ѻý>Aspirin May Lower Risk of Lethal Prostate Cancerѻý> But confirmation needed before a firm recommendation can be made Jan 05, 2016
<ѻý>SEER Data Errors: NCI Looks To Avoid Repeatsѻý> Results reassuring as SEER audit nears completion Dec 23, 2015
<ѻý>ASCO: Chemo-ADT Combo Still Winning in Prostate Cancerѻý> Yet another report of survival improvement with upfront docetaxel plus hormonal therapy. May 14, 2015
<ѻý>Frankie the Dog Fetches - and Finds Thyroid Cancer?ѻý> Canine trained in cancer scent detection gives few false positives in early test. Mar 10, 2015
<ѻý>Seeds Top EBRT as Boost Tx in Prostate Cancerѻý> And other advances in prostate cancer care from the Genitourinary Cancers Symposium. Mar 03, 2015
<ѻý>Medicare to Pay for More FDG-PET Scansѻý> WASHINGTON -- Up to three scans using 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose-enhanced positron emission tomography technology can be covered by Medicare for oncology treatment planning, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said. Jun 12, 2013
<ѻý>Zytiga Prolongs Prostate Cancer Survivalѻý> ORLANDO -- Survival improved and disease progression slowed in men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer treated in first line with abiraterone acetate (Zytiga). Feb 16, 2013
<ѻý>Steroids Reduce Benefits of Prostate Ca Txѻý> ORLANDO -- Men with castration-resistant prostate cancer had worse survival when treated with corticosteroids, regardless of their primary treatment, a post-hoc analysis of a randomized trial showed. Feb 15, 2013
<ѻý>Early Radiation Boosts Prostate Cancer Survivalѻý> ORLANDO -- Immediate radiation therapy after radical prostatectomy led to a 50% increase in long-term biochemical progression-free survival for patients with locally advanced prostate cancer, according to a study reported here. Feb 15, 2013
<ѻý>Doctors Say 45 Common Tests 'Overused'ѻý> Nine specialty groups have listed tests and treatments that are frequently overused, such as antibiotics for sinus attacks and CT scans for low back pain, in the first phase of a long-term project. Apr 04, 2012