Archive for 'News'
New Study Establishes Link Between Smoking and Prostate Cancer
28 June 2011Recently the FDA unveiled new anti-smoking imagery that will be required to be displayed on cigarette packages by September 2012. These images have caused some controversy due to their graphic nature and have raised questions regarding their effectiveness. As an example, one of these images shows a man holding a cigarette, with smoke coming from [...]
FDA Warning Issued about 5-Alpha Reductase Inhibitors (Avodart, Proscar, Propecia)
20 June 2011Last week the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a warning about the increased risk of developing an aggressive form of prostate cancer while taking 5-alpha reductase inhibitors (5-ARI), such as dutasteride and finasteride. These drugs are frequently used in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), a non-cancerous growth of the prostate gland [...]
Robotic Surgery at Second Annual Rambam Summit in Haifa, Israel
20 June 2011I recently returned from Israel after having attended the second annual Rambam Summit at Rambam Hospital in Haifa. This summit was attended by esteemed physicians, scientists, economists, academics and politicians from Israel and abroad. While the main theme of this years’ two-day summit was pediatric care and Rambam’s plans for the construction of [...]
In-Depth Prostate Cancer Information Made Available in Seven Languages
2 June 2011In the past year, I have had the opportunity to travel to various parts of the world as part of my global initiative to increase awareness of prostate cancer and robotic prostate surgery. I visited Israel in December, where I performed six live operations to demonstrate my SMART surgery technique to the country’s most skilled [...]
Acetaminophen Shown to Reduce Prostate Cancer Risk by 38%
23 May 2011An interesting study has just been released showing a possible connection between regular use of acetaminophen (Tylenol) and a reduction in prostate cancer. The study, conducted by the American Cancer Society and published in the Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention journal, followed the daily medication habits of 78,485 men who were enrolled in a [...]
New Study Shows Survival Benefits of Prostate Removal Over Watchful Waiting
16 May 2011A new study published in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) has come to a very big conclusion; one which will benefit many of the over 200,000 men diagnosed with prostate cancer each year in the United States. The study, performed over the course of 15 years, has confirmed there to be a [...]
Selenium’s Effect on Cancer Development
12 May 2011It happens very often that a vitamin, mineral, or a combination of them in a supplement form is said to reduce the risk of cancer. Often times these are things that are found in our daily diet when eating healthy. The benefits of taking large quantities of these vitamins and minerals are often [...]
The Search for Better Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
11 April 2011I’ve mentioned several advancements and new findings in prostate cancer screening methods over the past few months: liquid biopsy screening; the benefits of PSA screening (as well as the controversy); and even the link between balding and prostate cancer. I also covered prostate cancer treatment options in my last post, and work hard to clear [...]
Back to Basics: Prostate Cancer and Treatment Options
8 April 2011Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in American men, with lung cancer being number one. About 1 in every 6 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during his lifetime, and over 27,000 men die from it yearly. However, thanks to patient education and awareness, advancements in treatment options, and regular [...]
New Study Calls into Question the Benefits of Prostate Cancer Screening
4 April 2011A new study, performed in Sweden and published in the British Medical Journal, has called into question whether doctors should be regularly screening men for prostate cancer. According to the study there is no long-term survivability benefit gained when comparing a group of men who received screening to a control group that did not. This [...]
