Very high risk prostate case
Hello all,
Just wanted to get thoughts regarding a unique case.
55 y/o male with non-secretory GS 5+4 prostate cancer following RP/LND 2-3 years ago and treated with adjuvant long-term ADT alone, who now presents with a local bladder recurrence s/p salvage cystectomy with multiple +margins. No gross disease on post-op MRI and Axumin just shows mild avidity in the operative bed but no mets.
What is the role for XRT in his case? Specifically, what would be your treatment volumes and to...
Very high risk prostate case (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - January 13, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: CodeRedDew Tags: Radiation Oncology Source Type: forums
Types of research that would benefit an application for Urology
Hi all, was hoping to pick your brains about some research opportunities.
I had the good fortune of being paired up with an oncologist who specializes in kidney, bladder, and prostate cancer for my first year clinical experience, and he works closely with a team of urologists. I've been invited to do basic science cancer research in his lab. I'm interested in his work, and I think he would be a good mentor, but I'm also wondering if I should be seeking out something that is more overtly...
Types of research that would benefit an application for Urology (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - December 14, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: stickflip723 Tags: Urology Source Type: forums
Intact Prostate Cancer Discussion - SBRT, Brachytherapy, EBRT, SpaceOAR, Margins
Promoting prostate HDR in US would not be bad.
scarbrtj said:
In theory based on this chart could single fraction prostate HDR pay $23K global? If so look out for a prostate HDR renaissance in the US. CMS is, wittingly or unwittingly, massively incentivizing (and disincentivizing) certain treatment paradigms with this new model. For better or worse!
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Source: Student Doctor Network - November 19, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: seper Tags: Radiation Oncology Source Type: forums
Re: Risk of prostate cancer for men fathering through assisted reproduction: nationwide population based register study
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Source: BMJ Comments - November 5, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
Pelvic nodal SBRT
About to do a peer review for a case where I want to use SBRT for an isolated pelvic nodal recurrence for a patient with prostate cancer treated with EBRT (did not include pelvis in prior field).
Anyone have strong evidence for this? What does fx would you use? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - October 2, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Grubbe-a-dub-dub Tags: Radiation Oncology Source Type: forums
can we talk about urorad?
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=950CE6DA1E3EF932A35751C1A9609C8B63
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Profit and Questions as Doctors Offer Prostate Cancer Therapy
By STEPHANIE SAUL
Published: December 1, 2006
The nearly 240,000 men in the United States who will learn they have prostate cancer this year have one more thing to worry about: Are their doctors making treatment decisions on the basis of money as much as medicine?
Among several...
can we talk about urorad? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - September 5, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: radonc Tags: Radiation Oncology Source Type: forums
No prostate hypofx in Japan??
The Osaka Philharmonic has today announced Music Director Tadaaki Otaka will take 2 months leave from the ensemble to receive radiation treatment for the early onset of prostate cancer... The 71-year-old will undergo radiation therapy from May 20th until July 20th, the orchestra has indicated. (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - April 11, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: scarbrtj Tags: Radiation Oncology Source Type: forums
Re: Prostate cancer screening with prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test: a clinical practice guideline
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Source: BMJ Comments - December 21, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
Re: Prostate cancer screening with prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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Source: BMJ Comments - November 15, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
Screening for prostate cancer. Evidence and practice. Are they on the same page? Re: Prostate cancer screening with prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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Source: BMJ Comments - October 28, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
Screening for prostate cancer. Another meta-analysis and new guidelines, the debate continues
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Source: BMJ Comments - October 19, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
Re: Prostate cancer screening with prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test: a clinical practice guideline
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Source: BMJ Comments - September 7, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
Re: Do men with lower urinary tract symptoms have an increased risk of advanced prostate cancer?
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Source: BMJ Comments - May 29, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
