Guidelines revised for rad therapy after prostatectomy
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ASTRO, AUA issue prostate radiation therapy guideline (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - May 2, 2019 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
ASTRO and AUA update joint clinical guidance for radiation therapy after prostatectomy
(American Society for Radiation Oncology) The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) and the American Urological Association (AUA) today announced updates to their joint clinical guideline on adjuvant and salvage radiotherapy after prostatectomy in patients with and without evidence of prostate cancer recurrence to include new published research related to adjuvant radiotherapy. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - May 1, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
End-to-Side Nerve Grafting Restores Erectile Function After Prostatectomy End-to-Side Nerve Grafting Restores Erectile Function After Prostatectomy
Microsurgical bilateral end-to-side nerve grafts can restore erectile function and improve sexual quality of life in men who have undergone radical prostatectomy, according to Australian researchers.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - April 24, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Urology News Source Type: news
UBC research recommends graduated return to work after prostatectomy
(University of British Columbia Okanagan campus) UBC research cautions men recovering from a radical prostatectomy to take it easy when returning to work. School of Nursing Professors Joan Bottorff and John Oliffe are scientists with UBC's Men's Health Research program. They, along with study lead Wellam Yu Ko, recently published research exploring the journey back into the workforce following surgery to remove prostate cancer. Their research concluded a graduated or 'reduced workload' program is the best option following a radical prostatectomy. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - April 2, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Worry After Prostatectomy a Self-fulfilling Prophecy Worry After Prostatectomy a Self-fulfilling Prophecy
Three years after a radical prostatectomy, men with the personality trait of neuroticism scored worse on urinary, bowel, sexual, and hormonal domains.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Urology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Urology Headlines - March 21, 2019 Category: Urology & Nephrology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Mauna Kea Nixes Deal with Cook Medical
Citing a lack of commercial progress, Mauna Kea Technologies is calling off an agreement with Cook Medical that was signed a little over three years ago involving Mauna Kea's Cellvizio platform.
Paris, France-based Mauna Kea said the decision to terminate the development and distribution agreements with Cook was mutual. Cook has not officially commented on the news.
Cellvizio is a multidisciplinary probe and needle-based confocal laser endoscopy platform. The device enables direct visualization of human tissues at the cellular scale and allows doctors to detect anomalies invisible with standard techniques, part...
Source: MDDI - February 21, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Amanda Pedersen Tags: Business Source Type: news
Mauna Kea, Cook Medical terminate Cellvizio dev, distro deal
Mauna Kea (ENT:MKEA) said today that it and Cook Medical have mutually decided to terminate their development and distribution agreement.
The deal, originally inked in late 2015, included the development of Mauna Kea’s Cellvizio confocal laser endomicroscopy systems for urologic applications. Paris-based Mauna Kea said that it agreed to develop a private-label version of the Cellvizio with an emphasis on characterizing upper urinary tract urothelial cancer.
“Mauna Kea was understandably excited by the prospect of combining our innovative, confocal laser endomicroscopy technology with an established medical devices...
Source: Mass Device - February 21, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Business/Financial News Featured Imaging Urology Cook Medical Mauna Kea Technologies Source Type: news
What Is New in Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy What Is New in Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy
Get up-to-date on the latest advancements in the field of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy.Current Opinion in Urology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 14, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Urology Journal Article Source Type: news
Surveillance of Low-Risk Prostate Cancer Tripled
(MedPage Today) -- Radical prostatectomy gained some ground for high-risk disease (Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology)
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - February 12, 2019 Category: Hematology Source Type: news
Valve Surgery and Opioids; Hospital Alarm Fatigue: It's PodMed Double T! (with audio)
(MedPage Today) -- This week ' s topics also include prostatectomy versus watchful waiting, and flu vaccines and heart failure (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - December 15, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Does Radical Prostatectomy Trump Watchful Waiting? (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Randomized trial data point to benefit with surgery after 29 years, but much has changed over that time (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - December 14, 2018 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
Radical Prostatectomy Has Lasting Benefit for Localized Cancer
THURSDAY, Dec. 13, 2018 -- Men with localized prostate cancer benefit from radical prostatectomy, with a mean of 2.9 years gained, according to a study published in the Dec. 13 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
Anna Bill-Axelson, M.D.,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - December 13, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Prostatectomy Beats Active Surveillance Long Term -- or Does It?
(MedPage Today) -- The 29-year follow-up makes data hard to interpret (Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology)
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - December 13, 2018 Category: Hematology Source Type: news
Prostate Cancer: 3 Years More After Surgery Prostate Cancer: 3 Years More After Surgery
Men with clinically detected prostate cancer who had a long life expectancy lived for an additional 2.9 years following radical prostatectomy compared with patients who underwent watchful waiting.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - December 12, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Medical News Today: PSA levels after prostatectomy
A prostatectomy is one treatment option for prostate cancer. It involves the surgical removal of the prostate gland. Following a prostatectomy, doctors carry out regular prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing to check that the cancer is not returning. Learn more about PSA after a prostatectomy here. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - December 5, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Prostate / Prostate Cancer Source Type: news
