Molecular profiling of tumors has been shown to improve risk stratification, and it may be useful for prostate cancer active surveillance.
A new study led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center found that prostate cancer patients with low testosterone levels may have a higher risk of cancer progressing to a ...
Why would any healthy person, newly diagnosed with cancer, elect not to undergo curative treatment? Newly diagnosed prostate cancer patients presented with the option of active surveillance often ask ...
About 60% of low‑risk prostate cancer patients are opting for active surveillance — and long‑term survival remains high.
At 25 years, the prostate cancer-specific survival rate was 94% among men with screen-detected prostate cancer who chose primary active surveillance – but prostate cancer progression rates are high.
Some evidence supports this approach, but better methods of risk-stratification are needed. ISTANBUL—Urologists continue to argue about the merits of active surveillance, as demonstrated by a debate ...
Prostate MRI currently lacks the accuracy to replace biopsies in active surveillance for prostate cancer. The negative predictive value of MRI remains below 90%, the general goal for safely avoiding ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A diet with reduced omega-6 and increased omega-3 fatty acids could slow progression of prostate cancer. The ...
Active surveillance for low-risk prostate cancer, which involves forgoing immediate treatment, has increased threefold since such "conservative" management was recommended by major guidelines in the ...
From breaking news to special features, we're on it! Join the NonStop Local Chord group and always be in the know. THURSDAY, May 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Men in “watchful waiting” mode for their ...
Outranked only by skin cancer, prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in men in the U.S. Although one in every eight American men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer at some point, an ...