Tag: radical prostatectomy

  • Watchful waiting vs. definitive therapy

    UroToday – What is the Best Approach for Screen-Detected Low Volume Cancers? What is the Best Approach for Screen-Detected Low Volume Cancers? BETHESDA, MD (SUO 7th Annual Meeting – December 1-2, 2006:NIH) – In a session moderated by Dr. Eric Klein, Cleveland Clinic, Dr. Laurence Klotz, University of Toronto presented the “The Case for Observation”.…

  • Genetics and inherited prostate cancer risk

    Prostate Cancer: Major Genetic Risk Factor Found: “Harvard Medical School researchers have identified a DNA segment on chromosome 8 that is a major risk factor for prostate cancer, especially in African American men. The paper appears in the August electronic edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (also see PNAS’s news tip…