Among men with PSA persistence after radical prostatectomy, a higher preoperative PSA surprisingly was linked to lower mortality. Men with PSA persistence and preoperative PSA >20 ng/mL had 31% lower ...
No significant improvement seen in overall survival with addition of hormone therapy to post-radical prostatectomy radiotherapy.
A meta-analysis involving more than 6000 men suggested that adding hormone therapy (HT) to radiation after radical prostatectomy improves overall survival (OS) in those with higher pre-radiation ...
Differences in incidence and clinicopathologic features of secondary bladder cancer after long-term follow-up of brachytherapy and radical prostatectomy for localized prostate cancer. Evaluation of ...
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How is PSA used to monitor prostate cancer?

Editor's note: second of two parts; read part one here.. In the first part of our series, we described how PSA is used as a screening tool to help detect prostate cancer in men who don't have symptoms ...
Stereotactic body radiotherapy as salvage therapy after radical prostatectomy was well tolerated. Toxic effects were comparable to a historical cohort of patients receiving conventionally fractionated ...
The CAPTAIN trial shows faster recovery, fewer complications, and better early function with the minimally invasive therapy in men with intermediate-risk prostate cancer.