Sentences with phrase «of radical prostatectomy»

Only those men who were continent were reported to have recovered sexual function (incontinence is also one of the risks of radical prostatectomy prostate surgery).

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And while the academic debate over patient outcomes is a heated one, a rough consensus does emerge when it comes to more complicated surgeries — such as radical prostatectomy, where the prostate gland and some of its surrounding tissue is removed, usually to treat prostate cancer.

(5) Bosland, Maarten C. et al. «Effect of Soy Protein Isolate Supplementation on Biochemical Recurrence of Prostate Cancer After Radical Prostatectomy: A Randomized Trial.»

For prostate cancer patients who have rising levels of PSA (a cancer indicator) even after radical prostatectomy, early treatment makes a difference.

This new study, from a team led by Dr Yoshio Ohno of Tokyo Medical University, has shown that patients with blood group O had a significantly decreased risk of cancer recurrence after radical prostatectomy (RP).

In order to test their hypothesis in a model that more closely mimicked human disease, the researchers also tested the two drugs side - by - side on slices of tumors removed from patients during radical prostatectomy.

Two groups were analyzed: 126 localized intermediate risk CaP patients who had received image - guided radiation therapy (IGRT) treatments, with a mean dose of 74.6 Gy; and 154 localized intermediate and high risk CaP patients who had undergone radical prostatectomy (RP), which is the surgical removal of the entire prostate gland.

The CR method is being developed for a number of uses, such as living biobanks, personalized and regenerative medicine, and this study, using donated tissue from a 57 year - old man who underwent a radical prostatectomy, demonstrates the first steps needed towards those goals in prostate cancer.

Patients with prostate cancer underwent robotic assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy, while the benign disease group underwent transurethral resection of prostate.

Management of low risk prostate cancer with AS appears feasible and safe, yet most men in the U.S. with low risk disease still undergo definitive therapies such as radical prostatectomy, which carry the burden of urinary, bowel, and sexual dysfunction that can be avoided, or at the very least postponed, with management on AS.

The study looked at all 150 men who had a robotic laparoscopic radical prostatectomy by Drs. Shalhav and Gregory Zagaja at the University of Chicago Hospitals between February 2003 and November 2004.

Natural history of progression after PSA elevation following radical prostatectomy CR Pound, AW Partin, MA Eisenberger, DW Chan, JD Pearson, PC Walsh JAMA 281 (17), 1591 - 1597, 1999.

A study led by Ronald C. Chen, MD, examines quality - of - life outcomes for modern treatment choices most patients will face, including active surveillance, radical prostatectomy, external beam radiation treatment, and brachytherapy.

In particular, archival radical prostatectomy tissue from patient VP62, used to generate the VP62 clone employed in nearly all downstream molecular and cellular studies of XMRV [43], was available for analysis.

Dr. Kauffman specializes in the care of patients with kidney and prostate cancers and provides expertise in both robot - assisted and open operative approaches, including partial or radical nephrectomy and radical prostatectomy.

Effect of Sulforaphane in Men with Biochemical Recurrence after Radical Prostatectomy.

Treatment options include everything from leaving it alone if it is a very low grade cancer to a radical prostatectomy (removal of the prostate) if the risk is higher.

If it is a moderate to higher grade cancer a radical prostatectomy (removal of the prostate).