prostatectomy

Penn Surgeons Use Completely Robotic Surgery to Successfully Treat Prostate Cancer

... these treatments is robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (removal of the prostate). The University of Penns...ost-feared possible long-term effects of a radical prostatectomy are erectile dysfunction and urinary incontinence,?says Dr. Lee. “My specially-trained team and I ha...

Scientists learn to predict protein-stabilizing ability of small molecules

... these treatments is robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (removal of the prostate). The University of Penns...ost-feared possible long-term effects of a radical prostatectomy are erectile dysfunction and urinary incontinence,?says Dr. Lee. “My specially-trained team and I ha...

Markers of gene, protein, or micro-RNA activity predict outcome in prostate and colorectal cancers

...FDA. She also added that while this study analyzed prostatectomy samples, Epigenomics is expanding its research to see if the same results can be obtained from prostate biopsies. "If the test is a strong enough predictor of a good prognosis at the stage of biopsy, men with indolent cancer may not need surgery or r...

AIDS-related cognitive impairment exists in two separate forms

...FDA. She also added that while this study analyzed prostatectomy samples, Epigenomics is expanding its research to see if the same results can be obtained from prostate biopsies. "If the test is a strong enough predictor of a good prognosis at the stage of biopsy, men with indolent cancer may not need surgery or r...

Gene therapy study takes aim at prostate cancer

... "We are treating patients who are scheduled for a prostatectomy (prostate removal) but who also have a high risk that their disease will recur (or come back)," said Kadmon. "The operation itself is highly successful in eradicating local tumors (in the prostate)." The design of the study is simple, said Kadmon. ...

Older men treated for early prostate cancer live longer than those who are not

... stages makes treatment options, such as a radical prostatectomy (surgical removal of the prostate) and radiation therapy, controversial with unpredictable outcomes. Often, recently diagnosed men of this group were advised to just "watch and wait" to see how their situation progressed. "For this study we looked...

Stress may help cancer cells resist treatment, research shows

...n the finding. Another study of men after radical prostatectomy reported increased mood disturbances, which are often associated with elevated stress hormones. Although these studies do not directly address the role of stress hormones, they suggest that stress hormones may play an important role in prostate cance...

Gene therapy delivery of nerve growth factors reverses erectile dysfunction in animal model

...ure during surgery, recovery from ED after radical prostatectomy may take a long time. In this study, which was led by Joseph C. Glorioso, III, Ph.D., chair of the department of biochemistry and molecular genetics, and Joel Nelson, M.D., chair of the department of urology, University of Pittsburgh School of Me...