Prostate cancer screening shows reduction in mortality after 13 year follow-up [ERSPC trial]
1. Prostate cancer screening showed a continued reduction in prostate cancer incidence and mortality after a longer follow-up of 13 ...
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Finasteride significantly reduces incidence of prostate cancer [Classics Series]
1. Finasteride therapy was found to significantly reduce the incidence of prostate cancer compared to placebo. 2. Patients treated with ...
SPCG-4 trial: Radical prostatectomy superior to watchful waiting
Image: PD 1. Radical prostatectomy for early, localized prostate cancer led to better overall survival compared to watchful waiting. 2. ...
Combination therapy may improve urinary tract symptoms in BPH [CombAT Study:]
Image: PD 1. A combination of an α-blocker (tamsulosin) and 5α reductase inhibitor (dutaseride) was shown to be superior to ...
Repeat Transrectal Prostate Biopsies May Increase Infection Risk
Image: PD Prostate Histology 1. Serial repeat prostate biopsies may raise the absolute risk of infectious morbidity for patients by ...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind August 11 – August 18, 2013
Image: PD In this section, we will highlight the key high-impact studies, updates, and analyses published in medicine during the ...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind: July 15 – July 21, 2013
Image: PD. West Nile Virus In this section, we will highlight the key high-impact studies, updates, and analyses published in ...
The PIVOT trial: Radical prostatectomy versus observation [Classics Series]
Image: PD 1. Prostatectomy did not significantly reduce all-cause mortality or prostate-cancer mortality when compared to observation 2. These findings ...
Soy supplementation does not reduce risk of prostate cancer recurrence
Image: PD 1. Daily soy protein powder consumption for 2 years following radical prostatectomy did not reduce biochemical recurrence of ...