When serial prostate biopsy is recommended: most cancers detected are clinically insignificant. BJU Int 2012; 110:987-92.Zaytoun OM, Stephenson AJ, Fareed K, et al. When serial prostate biopsy is recommended: most cancers detected are clinically insignificant. BJU Int. 2012;110:987-92....
Repeat biopsyObjectives: To investigate whether current literature gives the answer to the questions how biopsies of the prostate should be taken and when they should be taken in order to diagnose prostate cancer. Methods: Using Medline we searched for the latest articles using keywords like: ...
Liquid biopsy is an alternative technique that allows the analysis of different tumor biomarkers, mainly from blood. It is a non-invasive, safe, and effective method with the potential for applications in the clinical diagnosis and treatment management in patients with cancer [18]. The main compon...
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Before going directly to a biopsy, doctors now have some other tests they can run to help them decide if a prostate biopsy is the best next step. PHI - This blood test called the Prostate Health Index is approved by the FDA for men with PSA scores between 4 and 10. It measures your...
It is currently unclear as to whether sex hormones are significantly affected by soy or whey protein consumption. Additionally, estrogenic signaling may be potentiated via soy protein supplementation due to the presence of phytoestrogenic isoflavones. Limited evidence suggests that whey protein supplementati...
It sounds temptingly logical. In people who have had a stroke or a ministroke, having this scan to see if further treatment is needed is very useful. But for people who are completely well and haven’t had a stroke or mini-stroke, the research is compelling — for not doing it. ...
This is why altered sampling schemes have been described (Table 5.1). Basically, the trend is to take as many samples during initial biopsy as needed for detecting cancer with a high probability and to keep the repeat biopsy rate low. The eight-core scheme recommended by Presti is currently ...
Establishing criteria for indicating repeat biopsy is imperative for early detection of prostate cancer. Eighty-one patients underwent repeat prostatic biopsies under sonographic guidance at Kitasato University Hospital between March 1992 and October 1996. Clinicopathological parameters such as age,......