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PSA Standardization: What You Should Know

admin — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 20:57:56 +0000

Prostate Specific Antigen (Test) Standardization: What You Should Know

Duration : 0:4:52

Tags: antigen, beckman, cancer, catalona, coulter, end, project, prostate, PSA, screening, specific, standardization, test, william, zero

Prostate Biopsy: When Do You Need One?

admin — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 23:24:08 +0000

Considerable debate surrounds who needs a prostate biopsy. Learn the latest information about when a biopsy should be performed.

Duration : 0:4:10

Tags: abnormal, antigen, biopsy, cancer, DRE, prostate, PSA, specific

RADICALS trial in prostate cancer – part 14

admin — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 23:24:07 +0000

How many men are needed to join the RADICALS trial and where is it taking place?

Chris Parker
Chief Investigator

Duration : 0:1:18

Tags: cancer, Clinical, prostate, RADICALS, trial;, Trials

Prostate Cancer Treatments (Wash. U. in St. Louis)

admin — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 23:24:07 +0000

An extra degree of precision will be added to radiation treatments for prostate cancer at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis following the installation of two new technologies in the Department of Radiation Oncology.

Duration : 0:2:33

Tags: cancer, health, in, Living, Louis, Medicine, prostate, St., treatment, University, Wash, Washington, WUSTL

Hyperthermia Treatment For Breast Cancer

admin — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:50:05 +0000

News story about using hyperthermia as a treatment for breast cancer.

Hyperthermia therapy is a treatment used in battling cancer by heating tumors. The Heating is about as warm as a hot tub. Research has shown that heat can damage or kill cancer cells in some tumors while also making radiation and chemotherapy more effective.

While it has been known for hundreds of years that fevers can kill cancer, only recently has technology been developed that can control and focus heat specifically on tumors.

Local hyperthermia treatment (heat applied to a very small area, such as a tumor) is a well-established cancer treatment. Primary malignant tumors have a bad blood circulation, which make them more sensitive to changes in temperature.

“Our own clinical experience and the results of numerous published studies are highly encouraging in that increased use of hyperthermia will improve the quality of life for cancer patients and improve control of cancer recurrences.”

Dr. Gerald Sokol, New Hope Cancer Center, Hudson, FL.

“Hyperthermia is offering our patients new hope. We are often seeing faster responses, better cancer control, and fewer side effects.”

Dr. Leland Rogers, GammaWest, Salt Lake City, Utah

“Hyperthermia gives us a method to treat people when there are few other alternatives. It’s an additional form of treatment that can be done in difficult cases, usually without serious side effects or complications.”

Dr. Steven Stroup, Centennial Hospital, Nashville, Tenn.

“When the tumor is of larger size, it is unresectable surgically. Also, radiation has less effect on the center part of the tumor, which is deprived of the oxygen blood supply and the nutrients. By increasing the temperature of the tissues from 42-44 degrees centigrade, (hyperthermia) increases the circulation, increases the oxygenation, so that the radiation is more effective.”

Nasir Syed, Long Beach Memorial Center, Long Beach, CA

Duration : 0:2:47

Tags: alternative, breast, bsd-2000, bsd-500, cancer, carcinoma, cervix, head, hyperthermia, medical, Medicine, neck, prostate, treatment

“Prostate Cancer: Making Choices” featuring Drs. Tewari and Schlegel (ProstateCancerMD)

admin — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:50:05 +0000

“Patients’ choices in terms of what therapy to have for prostate cancer really are based on their individual situation and their acceptance of certain risks or benefits from that treatment.” Drs. Tewari (leader in prostate cancer research and surgery) and Schlegel (Department Chairman) of Cornell Urology discuss “treatment choices” in the context of patient profile and the acceptance of certain risks. They emphasize the importance of having all the right knowledge and being an informed prostate cancer patient when facing prostate cancer treatment decisions. Prostate cancer requires you to get through all the physician bias and make informed decisions in partnership with your prostate cancer doctor.

Duration : 0:1:22

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“Is Prostate Cancer Genetic?” featuring Dr. Tewari (ProstateCancerMD)

admin — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:52:04 +0000

“A lot of the risk in terms of developing prostate cancer is genetic and not something we have full control over.” Dr. Schlegel (Department Chairman) of Cornell Urology discusses the role genetics play in Prostate Cancer.

Duration : 0:1:21

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RADICALS trial in prostate cancer – part 13

admin — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:52:03 +0000

The RADICALS trial appears complex. Is it really?

Chris Parker
Chief Investigator

Duration : 0:1:1

Tags: cancer, Clinical, prostate, RADICALS, trial;, Trials

RADICALS trial in prostate cancer – part 12

admin — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 18:44:02 +0000

Can RADICALS be discussed at multi-disciplinary team (MDT) meetings?

Chris Parker
Chief Investigator

Duration : 0:0:50

Tags: cancer, Clinical, prostate, RADICALS, trial;, Trials

“What are the Types of Prostate Cancer Surgery?” featuring Drs. Tewari and Schlegel (ProstateCancerMD)

admin — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:43:38 +0000

“Surgical removal of the prostate can either be done with an open incision, as has been traditionally been done, or with a robotic approach.” Dr. Tewari and Dr, Schlegel, of the Dept. of Urology at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, present the two main type sof prostate cancer surgery, as well as explaining the advantages/disadvantages of each.

Duration : 0:1:16

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