Science news articles about 'prostate cancer surgery'

Men whose tumors recur after prostate cancer surgery are three times more likely to survive ... shed by the organ that signals the likely presence of cancer. Rapid rises in PSA levels after surgical ...

... for a panel of biomarkers can accurately predict whether a patient who has had prostate cancer surgery will have a recurrence or spread of the disease. Calling their findings a major step forward in ...

... ease the pain of recovery following prostate cancer surgery, physician-scientists have developed an innovative ... antigen (PSA) level, body mass index (BMI), the grade and stage of the cancer, length ...

To ease the pain of recovery following prostate cancer surgery, physician-scientists have developed an innovative and patient-friendly approach that eliminates the use of a penile urinary catheter. ...

The majority of men who receive one of the standard treatments for localized prostate cancer – surgery or radiation therapy – have an excellent outcome. But for the small group whose prostate cancer ...

... PSA begins to rise after he has had prostate cancer surgery, or to delay it," says Emmanuel Antonarakis, M. ... 10, were twice as likely to develop metastatic cancer. In men whose PSA became detectable ...

... five years, and then annually. The year of surgery was also a consideration, as methods and effectiveness have changed over the years. While prostate cancer death rates have been dropping over the ...

The largest single-institution study of its kind has found few complications in prostate cancer patients treated with radiotherapy after surgery to remove the prostate. Men in this study received ...

Robotic surgery, largely pioneered for prostate cancer surgery, is rapidly being adapted for use in other areas, including for bladder cancer patients. Urologic surgeons at NewYork-Presbyterian ...

... PSA screening became the gold standard test for prostate cancer. Obese patients whose ... left behind. This suggests that prostate cancer surgery is technically more challenging in obese men, making ...

... to a higher risk of incontinence and erectile dysfunction. Men who need prostate-cancer surgery are increasingly choosing minimally invasive techniques because such surgeries typically lead to ...