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Biggest-ever survey of how prostate cancer patients feel after treatment Half who replied report loss of sexual function is a significant problem Different treatments impact quality of life differently Early detection and treatment gives better quality of life San Francisco, CA (UroToday.com) — Findings from the first international prostate cancer quality of life study conducted by […]

Prostate cancer treatment has evolved significantly since 2000 (Figure 1), with many new treatment options available nowadays, in 2020 (Figure 2). Figure 1- Prostate cancer treatment 2000: Figure 2 – Prostate cancer treatment 2020: There has also been significant progress in the use and research of biomarkers in the realm of prostate cancer. It is […]

(UroToday.com) As part of a plenary presentation at the European Association of Urology (EAU) Virtual Annual Meeting assessing “Modern prostate cancer imaging in daily practice”, Peter Nyirády, MD, PhD, DSc, followed Annika Herlemann MD’s presentation by suggesting we start with early treatment for patients with biochemical recurrence following initial local therapy. He began by highlighting a […]

(UroToday.com) As part of a plenary presentation at the European Association of Urology (EAU) Virtual Annual Meeting assessing “Modern prostate cancer imaging in daily practice,” Chris H. Bangma, MD, presented his perspective on screening approaches and active surveillance (AS) in 2020. He began with an overview of prostate cancer, highlighting worldwide variation in prostate cancer detection, […]

(UroToday.com) As part of a plenary presentation at the European Urologic Association Virtual Annual Meeting assessing “Modern prostate cancer imaging in daily practice,” Dr. Boris Hadaschik examined the question of prostate cancer risk stratification on the basis of targeted biopsies. As most will know, the commonly utilized nomograms were derived on the basis of standard, systematic […]

(UroToday.com) The focal therapy for prostate cancer thematic session at the virtual European Association of Urology (EAU) 2020 Annual Meeting featured two talks on the outcome of salvage radical prostatectomy after focal therapy, with Prasanna Sooriakumaran, MBBS, discussing the poor ability to achieve good function and pathological results after this procedure. The traditional experience with […]

(UroToday.com) As part of a plenary presentation at the 2020 European Association of Urology (EAU) Virtual Annual Meeting assessing “Modern Prostate Cancer Imaging in Daily Practice”, Dr. Piet Ost followed Dr. Annika Herlemann’s presentation by suggesting we start with metastasis directed therapy with radiotherapy for patients with biochemical recurrence following initial local therapy.

(UroToday.com) As part of a plenary presentation at the Virtual 2020 European Association of Urology (EAU) Annual Meeting assessing “Modern prostate cancer imaging in daily practice,” Guillaume Ploussard, MD, PhD, followed Annika Herlemann MD’s presentation by suggesting we start with systemic therapy for patients with biochemical recurrence following initial local therapy. Dr. Ploussard highlighted that […]

(UroToday.com) As part of a plenary presentation at the European Association of Urology (EAU) Virtual Annual Meeting assessing “Modern prostate cancer imaging in daily practice,” Christof Kastner, PhD, FRCS (Urol), FEBU, examined the role of prostate magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) when performed in an expert center compared to a community center, addressing one of the prevailing concerns […]

(UroToday.com) As part of a plenary presentation at the 2020 European Association of Urology (EAU) Virtual Annual Meeting assessing “Modern Prostate Cancer Imaging in Daily Practice”, Dr. Christophe Mannaerts examined the role of ultrasound in prostate cancer imaging.