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• A Perfect Storm: PSA Screening is Imperfect But Not Failed

  
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  The morning after the final USPSTF recommendation against widespread PSA screening leaves me believing that many have missed their mark and their efforts could have been better directed. The debate over PSA screening began to simmer and quickly rose to a boiling point about three years ago. Opponents pointed to the ...
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• Why TFC? Fertility Preservation

  
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  When a patient of mine recently moved to California, she asked me to refer her to a specialist who could continue her care. Drs. Vaughn, Hansard, Burger, and I have each noticed that when we provide our patients with a couple of names, they frequently ask us why we chose those particular specialists over many others ...
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• Discovery Of New Prostate Cancer Mutation Could Make Treatment More Effective

  
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  Medical researchers say that have found a new kind of prostate cancer that could  facilitate better diagnosis and treatment of the disease. In the study, doctors discovered unique mutations in the SPop gene that form a distinctive form of cancerous tumors. Some 10%-15% of those diagnosed with prostate cancer, or ...
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• Sleep Apnea Linked To Increased Cancer Risk In Two New Studies

  
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  Two new studies are claiming that sleep apnea increases the risk of developing various forms of cancer. Sleep apnea is a disorder that can cause snoring, fatigue and even dangerous breathing pauses in a persons sleep. Sleep apnea affects nearly 28 million Americans and has been on the rise due to the obesity ...
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• Got heartburn? Don’t ignore it

  
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  Click photo to enlarge Robert Rose, 81, has esophageal cancer and his prospects of a recovery are not good. Photographed in his San Ramon, Calif. home on Thursday, April 19, 2012. Esophageal cancer is the fastest growing cancer diagnosis, having increased by more that 400 percent in the last 20 years. (Jim ...
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• Portable probe to speed up oral cancer diagnosis

  
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  Washington, April 27 (IANS) Researchers have developed a portable, mini microscope hoping to slash the time taken to diagnose oral cancer.The probe, around 20 cm long and one cm wide at its tip, could be used to diagnose oral cancer in real-time or as a surgical guidance tool. Dentists could also use it [...]
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• Patient Advice: It’s the Bicyclist, Not the Bicycle

  
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  When deciding between open vs. robotic surgery, one needs to look at the surgeon’s experience, not the method. Last week, my surgeon, Dr. Garrett Matsunaga and I were being interviewed about my cancer experiences starting with surgery through radiation and ADT.  Dr. Matsunaga performs radical prostatectomies using ...
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