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Best treatment for local reoccurence of prostate cancer

what is the most effective treatment for post surgical local reoccurence of prostate cancer as evidenced by rising PSA and negative bone scan and MRI?
posted 09/08/2011, comments (0)|
Expert_badge Jay Motola

Drugs Avodart, Proscar Rejected by FDA for Use as Prostate Cancer Treatment Options

Drugs that fall into the category of 5-alpha reductase inhibitors (5 ARIs), such as Avodart (dutasteride) and Proscar (finasteride) have recently been in the news.  These drugs have previously been approved to treat the symptoms of prostate enlargement by causing the prostate to shrink in size.  Propecia, which is a 1 mg dose of... Read moreChevron
posted 08/15/2011, comments (0)|
Expert_badge Jay Motola

Treatment for Bladder Cancer: Intravesical Options, Mitomycin C, BCG, Valrubicin, Apaziquone

Mitomycin C is a naturally derived chemotherapy that is isolated from the streptomyces bacteria. This drug is used for the treatment of various cancers, but in Urology it is used for the treatment of superficial bladder cancer, the most common type of bladder cancer that is diagnosed.  Over 70,000 cases of bladder cancer are diagnosed in the... Read moreChevron
posted 07/08/2011, comments (0)|
Expert_badge Jay Motola

What is Hematuria?

Hematuria is the presence of blood in the urinary tract and is a fairly common entitiy. Blood can be either gross bleeding (gross hematuria) which is visualized with the naked eye and easily detected by the patient or microscopic hematuria that is only detected with the use of a microscope.   Some of the more common risk factors for the... Read moreChevron
Expert_badge Jay Motola

Educating Patients After a Prostate Cancer Diagnosis

You havejust undergone aprostate biopsy and, in most cases, you have tolerated the procedure very well. There may have been some blood in the urine or on your stool for a few days, however it has most likely ceased. If you have resumed sexual activity, your semen may still have some blood in it, which can either be red or brown and it may for... Read moreChevron
posted 05/17/2011, comments (0)|

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