Lowering Insulin Inhibits Cancer Growth
BY MARK SCHOLZ, MD It is generally understood that diabetes is a disease of insulin deficiency. Until now, it has not been widely recognized that insulin is high-octane fuel for …
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Why Early Prostate Cancer Is Symptom-Free
BY MARK SCHOLZ, MD Google keeps track of what is searched most frequently. Since prostate cancer is common, it’s hardly surprising that people who research aches or pains “down there” …
Genetic Testing: The Future of Prostate Cancer Treatment
BY MARK SCHOLZ, MD The problem now is that there is such a large number of new agents being approved in all the different types of cancer. How do you know which …
Is the Twelve Core Random Biopsy for Prostate Cancer Obsolete?
BY MARK SCHOLZ, MD A perfect test for prostate cancer should detect high-grade prostate cancer accurately while avoiding the over-diagnosis of harmless, low-grade cancers (the Gleason 6 variety). Back in 2011, the US Preventative Services …
Positive Margins after Surgery for Prostate Cancer: Part Two
BY MARK SCHOLZ, MD When surgical margins are positive, several studies show that immediate radiation to the prostate fossa will lower the relapse rates and may slightly improve ten-year survival …
Positive Margins after Surgery for Prostate Cancer: Part One
BY MARK SCHOLZ, MD The anatomical location of the prostate gland, situated within millimeters of the bladder and rectum, means that urologists are simply unable to cut a wide margin around …
Crooked Erections after Prostate Surgery
BY MARK SCHOLZ, MD The American Urology Association meeting is the world’s largest urology meeting. The program is structured around the exposition of several thousand scientific presentations that are released in preliminary …
PSA Screening for Prostate Cancer, Not for the Ill-Informed
BY MARK SCHOLZ, MD There is a real danger that PSA screening will lead to overtreatment. The government, having studied this situation, has therefore recommended dropping PSA screening altogether. This proposal doesn’t …
The UnCancer: What is the Gleason 6 Type in Prostate Cancer?
BY MARK SCHOLZ, MD At the first ever Active Surveillance Convention, a conference I attended back in 2007, many experts openly bemoaned that the word “CANCER” profoundly overstates the significance …
Avodart & Proscar for Treating Prostate Cancer
BY MARK SCHOLZ, MD Avodart and Proscar are FDA-approved for treating urinary side effects from prostate enlargement. The generic name for Avodart is dutasteride; the generic name for Proscar is finasteride. These medications, …