Not all prostate cancers are the same
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009 Posted in prostate cancer | No Comments »It has long been known that not all prostate cancers are the same. At the very simplest level we have been aware that there are indolent and aggressive prostate cancers; there are hormone-responsive and hormone-non-responsive prostate cancers; there are prostate ...
High predictive value for future diagnosis of prostate
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009 Posted in prostate cancer diagnosis | No Comments »New research has shown that high-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (HGPIN) carries a high predictive value for future diagnosis of prostate cancer. According to study conclusion 41.8% of patients whose extended core biopsy led to an initial diagnosis of HGPIN were subsequently ...
Racial differences in risk of prostate cancer associated with metabolic syndrome
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009 Posted in prostate cancer risks | No Comments »Metabolic syndrome is increasingly prevalent in the USA and in other parts of the “westernized” world and consists of a cluster of conditions that are known risk factors for cardiovascular disease (obesity, high cholesterol levels, pre-diabetes, etc.). Several recent reports ...