Options In Prostate Cancer Surgery: Perineal Prostatectomy In The Age Of Minimally Invasive Surgery »

UroToday.com - In the age of minimally invasive surgery, laparoscopic and robotic assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy has been associated with a substantial increase in operative costs without a significant improvement in outcomes to date. As a result, there has been renewed interest in one of the original approaches to prostate cancer. In this presentation we compare the MUSC experience with perineal prostatectomy (RPP) to published results using laparoscopic and robot-assisted laparoscopic pr

Options In Prostate Cancer Surgery: Perineal Prostatectomy In The Age Of Minimally Invasive Surgery (Medical News Today) »

UroToday.com - In the age of minimally invasive surgery, laparoscopic and robotic assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy has been associated with a substantial increase in operative costs without a significant improvement in outcomes to date. As a result, there has been renewed interest in one of the original approaches to prostate cancer.

Erectile Dysfunction And The Prostate: What Are The Connections? (Medical News Today) »

UroToday.com - Prostate cancer is the leading malignancy in American men and causes more than 60,000 deaths annually. Treatment of prostate cancer with either surgery, radiation therapy, cryotherapy or medical treatment is associated with significant life altering morbidity. Both incontinence and erectile dysfunction (ED) are too often sequelae of these treatment alternatives.

Brachytherapy Vs. Cryoablation In The Treatment Of Prostate Cancer (Medical News Today) »

UroToday.com - Both cryoablation and brachytherapy are well studied alternatives to radical prostatectomy. The techniques are similar in the application of the needles to deliver the treatment, planning software and algorithms to achieve the best coverage, are delivered as outpatient treatment, and efficacy.

This new drug is no magic bullet (Times Online) »

Like any of the 80,000 or so men in this country suffering from advanced – meaning incurable – prostate cancer, I was gripped by the headlines last week about the development of a new, allegedly wonderful, if not wonder, drug.

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