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Contrast-enhanced transrectal ultrasonography: Measurement of prostate cancer tumor size and correlation with radical prostatectomy specimens - Abstract

Published on Thursday, 16 May 2013 06:54

OBJECTIVES: To determine the accuracy of contrast-enhanced transrectal ultrasonography for tumor size measurements of hypoechoic prostate cancer foci located in the peripheral zone.

Symptom self-management strategies in patients with non-metastatic prostate cancer - Abstract

Published on Thursday, 16 May 2013 06:49

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To explore the association between symptoms, symptom distress and symptom self-management and to identify effective strategies of symptom self-management in men with non-metastatic prostate cancer following radical prostatectomy or radiation therapy.

The prostate cancer patient had higher C-reactive protein than BPH patient - Abstract

Published on Wednesday, 15 May 2013 19:07

PURPOSE: C-reactive protein (CRP) is a general marker for inflammation and it has been associated with prostate cancer.

Dietary fat, fatty acids, and risk of prostate cancer in the NIH-AARP diet and health study - Abstract

Published on Wednesday, 15 May 2013 18:56

BACKGROUND: Observational studies report inconsistent associations of fat and fatty acids with prostate cancer.

Metabolomic imaging of prostate cancer with magnetic resonance spectroscopy and mass spectrometry - Abstract

Published on Wednesday, 15 May 2013 18:47

Metabolomic imaging of prostate cancer (PCa) aims to improve in vivo imaging capability so that PCa tumors can be localized noninvasively to guide biopsy and evaluated for aggressiveness prior to prostatectomy, as well as to assess and monitor PCa growth in patients with asymptomatic PCa newly diagnosed by biopsy.

Can Western based online prostate cancer risk calculators be used to predict prostate cancer after prostate biopsy for the Korean population? - Abstract

Published on Wednesday, 15 May 2013 18:44

PURPOSE: To access the predictive value of the European Randomized Screening of Prostate Cancer Risk Calculator (ERSPC-RC) and the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial Risk Calculator (PCPT-RC) in the Korean population.

Intermittent versus continuous androgen deprivation in prostate cancer - Abstract

Published on Wednesday, 15 May 2013 18:38

BACKGROUND: Castration resistance occurs in most patients with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer who are receiving androgen-deprivation therapy.

Fruit and vegetable intake and prostate cancer risk: A meta-analysis - Abstract

Published on Wednesday, 15 May 2013 18:33

AIMS: Recent reports have examined the effect of fruit and vegetable intake on the risk of prostate cancer, but the results are inconsistent.

Favourable long-term outcomes with brachytherapy-based regimens in men ≤ 60 years with clinically localized prostate cancer - Abstract

Published on Wednesday, 15 May 2013 18:25

Brachytherapy (BT)-based treatment for clinically localized prostate cancer is a well-accepted treatment strategy; however, there is concern that long-term outcomes and morbidity may not be acceptable in young patients (≤ 60 years).

Outcomes of transperineal template-guided prostate biopsy in 409 patients - Abstract

Published on Wednesday, 15 May 2013 18:20

With an aging population and routine use of PSA testing, there is an increase in men undergoing biopsy to assess for prostate cancer.

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