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321 New treatment options for castration-resistant prostate cancer American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, May 6, 2013 Clinical Article
322 Study of testosterone as a predictor of tumor aggressiveness in patients with prostate cancer Full Text International Braz J Urol, May 6, 2013 Clinical Article
323 Prostate cancer susceptibility genes on 8p21-23 in a Dutch population Prostate Cancer & Prostatic Diseases, May 6, 2013 Clinical Article
324 Magnetic Resonance Image in the diagnosis and evaluation of extra-prostatic extension and involvement of seminal vesicles of prostate cancer: a systematic review of literature and meta-analysis Full Text International Braz J Urol, May 6, 2013 Review Article
325 Inflammatory Biomarkers and Emotional Approach Coping in Men with Prostate Cancer Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, May 6, 2013 Clinical Article
326 The survival benefit of lymph node dissection at the time of removal of kidney, prostate and urothelial carcinomas: what is the evidence? World Journal of Urology, May 6, 2013 Review Article
327 The role of functional imaging in the era of targeted therapy of renal cell carcinoma World Journal of Urology, May 6, 2013 Review Article
328 Assessing the invasive potential of bladder cancer: development and validation of a new preclinical assay The Journal of Urology, May 6, 2013 Clinical Article
329 Increased Plasma Caveolin-1 Levels Are Associated with Progression of Prostate Cancer among Japanese Men Anticancer Research, May 6, 2013 Review Article Clinical Article
330 Surgery for adrenocortical carcinoma in the Netherlands: analysis of national cancer registry data European Journal of Endocrinology, May 6, 2013 Clinical Article
331 Protein tyrosine phosphatase ζ enhances proliferation by increasing β-catenin nuclear expression in VHL-inactive human renal cell carcinoma cells World Journal of Urology, May 6, 2013 Clinical Article
332 FDG-positron emission tomography/computerized tomography for monitoring the response of pelvic lymph node metastasis to neoadjuvant chemotherapy for bladder cancer The Journal of Urology, May 6, 2013 Clinical Article
333 Differentiation of transitional zone prostate cancer from benign hyperplasia nodules: Evaluation of discriminant criteria at multiparametric MRI Clinical Radiology, May 6, 2013 Clinical Article
334 Inhibition of mtorc2 but not mtorc1 up-regulates e-cadherin expression and inhibits cell motility by blocking hif-2α expression in human renal cell carcinoma The Journal of Urology, May 6, 2013 Clinical Article
335 The relationship between nutrition and prostate cancer: is more always better? Full Text European Urology, May 3, 2013 Review Article
336 Obesity and prostate cancer: weighing the evidence Full Text European Urology, May 3, 2013 Review Article
337 Patient-reported genitourinary toxicity for long-term prostate cancer survivors treated with radiation therapy British Journal of Cancer, May 3, 2013 Clinical Article
338 A phase II study of gemcitabine and oxaliplatin in advanced transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology, May 3, 2013 Clinical Article
339 Bone turnover markers in patients with prostate carcinoma: influence of sex steroids levels Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism, May 3, 2013 Review Article
340 Comparison of radiographic and pathologic sizes of renal tumors Full Text International Braz J Urol, May 3, 2013 Clinical Article
Researchers at the University of Southern California have reported a risk between advanced cancer of the prostate and red meats cooked at high temperature, pan-frying, and prepared "well done." The study involved 1140 men with advanced cancer of the prostate, 717 men with localized cancer of the prostate, and 1096 healthy controls from the California Collaborative Prostate Cancer Study. There was an inverse association between baked poultry and advanced prostate cancer.
Read the article summaryResearchers at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine have reported that older age and the pre-operative MMSE results are associated with post-radical cystectomy (OR = 1.52) in patients > 65 years of age (n=49). The incidence of post-operative delirium was 29%. Further, patients with post-operative delirium were at increased risk for readmission (OR = 10.7) and re-operation (OR = 9.2).
Read the article summaryAs published in European Neurology, men (age range, 55-69 years) who undergo PSA screening are at decreased risk for metastatic cancer of the prostate. The study involved 76,813 men with a median follow-up of 12 y. There were 666 cases with metastatic cancer of the prostate(256 screened [.67%/1000] and 410 non-screened [.86%/1000]). The HR for men who were screened was 0.58.
Read the article summary1 Egg consumption and risk of bladder cancer: a meta-analysis Nutrition and Cancer, May 17, 2013
2 Tobacco use and external beam radiation therapy for prostate cancer: Influence on biochemical control and late toxicity Cancer, May 1, 2013
3 Treating octogenarians with muscle-invasive bladder cancer: Preoperative opportunities for increasing the benefits of surgical intervention Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations, May 14, 2013 Review Article
4 Differences in prostate cancer detection rates according to the level of glomerular filtration rate in patients with prostate specific antigen levels of 4.0-10.0 ng/ml International Journal of Clinical Practice, May 24, 2013
5 Low serum testosterone levels are predictive of prostate cancer World Journal of Urology, April 9, 2013
6 Statin use in relation to prostate cancer outcomes in a population-based patient cohort study The Prostate, May 2, 2013
7 The prostate cancer prevention trial risk calculator and the relationship between prostate-specific antigen and biopsy outcome Cancer, May 30, 2013 Review Article
8 Is lycopene an effective agent for preventing prostate cancer? Cancer Prevention Research, March 14, 2013 Review Article
9 A low dietary ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acids may delay progression of prostate cancer Nutrition and Cancer, May 20, 2013
10 The relationship between nutrition and prostate cancer: is more always better? European Urology, May 3, 2013 Free full text Review Article
11 New treatment options for castration-resistant prostate cancer American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, May 6, 2013
12 Impact of smoking status on bladder tumor recurrence after radical nephroureterectomy for upper tract urothelial carcinoma The Journal of Urology, May 13, 2013
13 Evaluation of anatomic and morphologic nomogram to predict malignant and high-grade disease in a cohort of patients with small renal masses Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations, May 15, 2013 Review Article
14 Comparative Effectiveness of Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy and Conventional Conformal Radiotherapy in the Treatment of Prostate Cancer After Radical Prostatectomy JAMA Internal Medicine, May 21, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine
15 Prostate cancer prevention: strategies for agent development Current Opinion in Oncology, April 16, 2013 Review Article
16 Surgical castration for androgen-deprivation therapy of prostate cancer – relevance in current practice Journal of Clinical Urology, April 2, 2013
17 Tadalafil once daily in the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms suggestive of benign prostatic hyperplasia in men without erectile dysfunction BJU International, May 28, 2013
18 A dose-ranging study of cabozantinib in men with castration-resistant prostate cancer and bone metastases Clinical Cancer Research, May 17, 2013
19 Dutasteride treatment over 2 years delays prostate-specific antigen progression in patients with biochemical failure after radical therapy for prostate cancer: results from the randomised, placebo-controlled avodart after radical therapy for prostate cancer study (ARTS) European Urology, May 8, 2013 Free full text
20 Radical Cystectomy versus Bladder-Preserving Therapy for Muscle-Invasive Urothelial Carcinoma: Examining Confounding and Misclassification Biasin Cancer Observational Comparative Effectiveness Research Value in Health, April 29, 2013 Review Article
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