Neoadjuvant and Adjuvant Therapies in Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the United States and the second leading cause of cancer death. Advances in surgical therapies have paralleled advances in radiation…
UROLOGY
Controversies Surrounding Lymph Node Dissection for Prostate Cancer
Despite the high frequency with which radical prostatectomy is used to treat prostate cancer, uncertainty exists regarding the merits of a simultaneous pelvic lymph node dissection. Unresolved issues include identifying…
The Case for Open Radical Prostatectomy
Radical prostatectomy is the gold standard surgical treatment for clinically localized prostate cancer. Over the years, many different approaches to surgical removal of the prostate have been described. Today, the…
High-intensity Focused Ultrasound: Ready for Primetime
Prostate cancer (CaP) is the second most common cause of cancer deaths in the United States and the incidence of CaP has remained constant at 165 cases per 100,000 men….
Chemoprevention of Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer is an appropriate target for primary chemoprevention because of its ubiquity, disease-related mortality, treatment-related morbidity, and long latency period. The PCPT and REDUCE trials demonstrate that this cancer…
Update on Prostate Imaging
Successful and accurate imaging of prostate cancer is integral to its clinical management from detection and staging to subsequent monitoring. Various modalities are used including ultrasound, computed tomography, and magnetic…
Prostate Cancer: To Screen or Not to Screen?
The debate about the usefulness of population-based prostate cancer screening has been ongoing for decades. The most current evidence shows limited benefit of population screening, and significant psychological, physical and…
Pediatric Urologic Advanced Imaging: Techniques and Applications
Diagnostic imaging of pediatric urologic disorders is continuously changing as technological advances are made. Although the backbone of pediatric urologic imaging has been ultrasound (US), voiding cystourethrography (VCUG), and radionuclide…
Pediatric Urologic Oncology: Organ-Sparing Surgery in Kidney and Testis
Technological advances in imaging as well as increased knowledge of tumor-specific biology have promoted the role of organ-sparing approaches to pediatric renal and testicular tumors. Application of these techniques continues…
Pediatric Psychology in Genitourinary Anomalies
Children with genitourinary anomalies are at risk for developmental and adjustment challenges. Pediatric psychologists can address the needs of these children within the urology clinic through focusing on assessment, intervention,…
