Dr. Tom Walsh, DVM, CCAT, CCRP, MBA, had a successful career in telecommunications but always knew his true calling was helping animals. Deciding to pursue that passion, he became a veterinarian and ...
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Today, we’re shining a light on life after prostate cancer treatment—and the challenges many men face, from urinary incontinence to erectile dysfunction. Dr. Richard Kershen, ...
Recent trends show a significant increase in the use of combination therapies for advanced cancer, highlighting the need for ongoing education and adaptation. In this episode, the expert urologists ...
A surgeon at St. Clair Hospital in Mt. Lebanon recently performed the first HIFU procedure for prostate cancer at St. Clair using advanced new ultrasound technology. This makes St. Clair the first ...
Decades ago, doctors created a test to determine which breast cancer patients should receive hormone therapy. Now, researchers are using the same tactics to advance prostate cancer treatment. A recent ...
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have developed a treatment for advanced prostate cancer that could eliminate a side effect so debilitating that patients often refuse the life-saving ...
Stage 3 prostate cancer is locally advanced, with tumors extending beyond the prostate but not metastasizing distantly. Diagnosis involves the TNM system, Gleason score, PSA tests, and imaging to ...
Yesterday, the FDA approved niraparib and abiraterone acetate (Akeega; Janssen) with prednisone (AAP) for adults with certain prostate cancers—namely those with “deleterious or suspected deleterious ...
Radiation therapy (also called radiotherapy) uses high-energy beams or subatomic particles to damage the DNA inside prostate cancer cells. After enough damage, the cells cannot multiply, and they die.
High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is a noninvasive way to destroy tissue or stop it from working. It was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for prostate ablation in 2015, but the ...
Daily scans taken during prostate cancer radiotherapy could be repurposed to guide changes to treatment, reducing the risk of side effects, a study suggests. Using AI, scientists found that images ...