http://davincisurgeryblog.com Mon, 03 Oct 2011 23:55:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On top of the wealth of prostate cancer articles during Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, this week we learned of the launch of Zytiga in the U.K. Already approved here in the U.S., Zytiga is a relatively new drug treatment for men with advanced, aggressive prostate cancer. Men who have what is ... http://davincisurgeryblog.com/2011/09/23/zytiga-a-new-late-state-prostate-cancer-option/ The good news about prostate cancer is that the medical community continues to work toward new and improved treatment options. With a quick Google search you can find hundreds of articles and web sites full of prostate cancer treatment options. Some are factual, based on sound research and medical expertise ... http://davincisurgeryblog.com/2011/09/15/prostate-cancer-treatment-match-between-hifu-and-robotic-prostate-surgery-and-the-winner-is/ As we talk more about early prostate cancer screening this month, it’s helpful to understand more about the diagnostic process. Following the detection of an elevated PSA level, patients typically move on to a prostate biopsy. Once the biopsy confirms the presence of prostate cancer, a doctor must then determine ... http://davincisurgeryblog.com/2011/09/06/bone-scans-and-ct-scans-for-prostate-cancer-patients-2/ Even better than discussing the benefits of early prostate cancer screening, is the fact that I can share some promising news about advancements in our testing resources. This month, Urology will publish the findings of a three-hospital study on a new urine-based prostate cancer test created by AnalizaDX, Inc., a ... http://davincisurgeryblog.com/2011/09/01/prostate-cancer-awareness-month-brings-news-of-more-precise-prostate-cancer-screening-on-the-horizon/ There is promising new research in the area of prostate cancer detection that I’d like to share with you. As you know, Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) screening is the universal standard for early detection of prostate cancer in men. I, along with my colleagues in the medical community, routinely stress ... http://davincisurgeryblog.com/2011/08/29/prostate-cancer-urine-test-on-the-horizon/ As we talk more about early prostate cancer screening this month, it’s helpful to understand more about the diagnostic process. Following the detection of an elevated PSA level, patients typically move on to a prostate biopsy. Once the biopsy confirms the presence of prostate cancer, a doctor must then determine ... http://davincisurgeryblog.com/2011/08/26/bone-scans-and-ct-scans-for-prostate-cancer-patients/ There is a lot to read about the benefits of certain foods in the prevention and treatment of prostate cancer. Prominent among these “super foods” are tomatoes and broccoli. Tomatoes are rich in the antioxidant lycopene and broccoli is stacked with sulforaphane. Many studies indicate that a diet high in ... http://davincisurgeryblog.com/2011/08/17/tomatoes-and-broccoli-part-of-your-prostate-wellness/ Men facing prostate cancer experience a wide range of emotions and fears about treatment, survival and cure. Robotic prostatectomy procedures, performed to remove the prostate gland and all surrounding cancer, provides very good results but can add to the fears that men have. Primarily, men want to know if they ... http://davincisurgeryblog.com/2011/08/10/sex-after-prostate-surgery/ This week Medicare announced that it will continue to pay in full for the use of Provenge in treating prostate cancer when used in accordance with label indications. Provenge is a relatively new, FDA-approved drug used for patients with advanced prostate cancer. Unlike immunotherapy or chemotherapy, it uses a patient’s ... http://davincisurgeryblog.com/2011/07/13/provenge-later-vs-robotic-prostatectomy-now/ I’ve written before about the positive results my patients are experiencing post-prostatectomy, but in light of a new study released this month I’d like to remind patients of my position. It’s no secret that once men learn of their prostate cancer and its treatment, their immediate thoughts are of how ... http://davincisurgeryblog.com/2011/07/11/positive-quality-of-life-after-prostate-cancer-treatment/