Is MRI Useful in Guiding Prostate Biopsies?
Dr Gerald Chodak reviews a new study that compared the results of prostate biopsies guided by MRI with those using standard ultrasonography. (Source: Medscape Urology Podcast)
Source: Medscape Urology Podcast - November 12, 2014 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Prostate Brachytherapy Has Good Long-term Outcomes
Dr Gerald Chodak reviews a new study reporting extremely favorable long-term outcomes with brachytherapy for prostate cancer, but as usual, there are important caveats. (Source: Medscape Urology Podcast)
Source: Medscape Urology Podcast - October 17, 2014 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Confirmed: Abiraterone Ups Overall Survival in mCRPC
Drs Cora Sternberg and St é phane Oudard highlight practice-changing data in prostate cancer, presented at ESMO 2014, including the long-awaited survival results of the COU-AA-302 study. (Source: Medscape Urology Podcast)
Source: Medscape Urology Podcast - October 13, 2014 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Will Clinical Pathways Go the Way of the Dinosaur?
Dr. Kathy Miller contrasts standardization of therapy, as demonstrated by pathways, with the trend of individualizing care on the basis of genomics, and asks: Will pathways will lead to extinction? (Source: Medscape Urology Podcast)
Source: Medscape Urology Podcast - September 15, 2014 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Physician Approaches to Prostate Cancer Vary Widely
Dr. Gerald Chodak asks how clinicians can provide a more standardized approach to low-risk prostate cancer. (Source: Medscape Urology Podcast)
Source: Medscape Urology Podcast - August 12, 2014 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
HIFU for Prostate Cancer: Efficacy Data 'Lacking'
Dr. Gerald Chodak discusses an FDA panel ' s recent recommendation against approving high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) for the treatment of prostate cancer. (Source: Medscape Urology Podcast)
Source: Medscape Urology Podcast - August 11, 2014 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
How Much Does a Prostatectomy Cost?
A new study reveals a wide variation in hospital and physician charges for prostate cancer surgery, reports Dr. Gerald Chodak. (Source: Medscape Urology Podcast)
Source: Medscape Urology Podcast - July 11, 2014 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Urologists Face New Paradigm for Metastatic Prostate Cancer
New research is practice-changing for urologists treating patients with newly diagnosed metastatic prostate cancer, reports Dr. Gerald Chodak. (Source: Medscape Urology Podcast)
Source: Medscape Urology Podcast - July 9, 2014 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Focal Therapy for Prostate Cancer an 'Experimental Therapy'
Focal therapy for prostate cancer -- dubbed 'male lumpectomy' because it targets a lesion and not the whole prostate -- should undergo randomized trials first, argues Dr. Gerald Chodak. (Source: Medscape Urology Podcast)
Source: Medscape Urology Podcast - June 11, 2014 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
HIFU for Prostate Cancer an 'Experimental Therapy'
Focal therapy for prostate cancer -- dubbed 'male lumpectomy' because it targets a lesion and not the whole prostate -- should undergo randomized trials first, argues Dr. Gerald Chodak. (Source: Medscape Urology Podcast)
Source: Medscape Urology Podcast - June 11, 2014 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
New Course CHAARTED for Prostate Cancer
Drs. Oliver Sartor and Philip Kantoff discuss impressive results in prostate cancer presented at ASCO 2014. (Source: Medscape Urology Podcast)
Source: Medscape Urology Podcast - June 10, 2014 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Can Vitamin C Cause Kidney Stones?
A study conducted in healthy men found an increased incidence of kidney stones in those taking vitamin C supplements. How much might be too much? (Source: Medscape Urology Podcast)
Source: Medscape Urology Podcast - May 21, 2014 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Prostatectomy 'Saves Lives'
Men younger than 65 years and those with intermediate-risk prostate cancer may benefit most from radical prostatectomy, reports Dr. Gerald Chodak. (Source: Medscape Urology Podcast)
Source: Medscape Urology Podcast - April 21, 2014 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Fast-Forward 5 Years: Topol on the Future of Patient Care
What will physician and patient interactions look like in the near future? Medscape Editor-in-Chief Eric Topol, MD, talks about how technology is changing the practice of medicine. (Source: Medscape Urology Podcast)
Source: Medscape Urology Podcast - April 11, 2014 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
