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The PSMA PET Scan is changing the way doctors decide what treatments to recommend for prostate cancer. Accurate assessment of a cancer spread is essential. Until now, physicians estimated the …
For decades the random 12-core biopsy has been the mainstay for diagnosing prostate cancer. Unfortunately, there is a slew of problems that comes with random biopsy, including misdiagnosis, infection, and …
Listen: https://soundcloud.com/prostate-oncology/six-not-a-bad-score “There’s rapid progress ongoing in the prostate cancer world and new treatments are being developed all the time. One of the major advantages of active surveillance is postponing …
Listen: https://soundcloud.com/prostate-oncology/the-beat-on-big-prostates “BPH is an incredibly common thing as men get older. There’s so much confusion since everything is related to the prostate and many men don’t even know what …
BY MARK SCHOLZ,MD A Cancer that Can be Watched If someone tells you your cancer can be watched instead of treated, your initial reaction might be that they have no …
Elevated PSA does not point specifically to prostate cancer; it is only an indication that further investigation is necessary. Each year one million men are biopsied when they do not …
BY MARK SCHOLZ, MD The Limitations of PSA PSA is nonspecific. Meaning it doesn’t distinguish between the harmless, low-grade type of prostate cancer that can be watched and the higher-grade …
Why do we have scans all of a sudden as of 2013 for prostate cancer? We’ve had mammograms for years, we’ve had chest CTs for lung cancer – the problem …
Prostate Oncology Specialists in Marina del Rey, CA is leading a movement to help men learn that they have options for their prostate cancer — Dr. Mark Scholz discusses this …