Proton Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer
BY MARK SCHOLZ, MD Proton radiation is an enhanced type of radiation gaining in popularity for the treatment of prostate cancer. Men who are contemplating proton radiation need to compare …
10 Ways to Cope With Prostate Cancer: How to Achieve the Best Outcome
BY MARK SCHOLZ, MD Every year, 200,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer. Confusion about optimal treatment is widespread. The doctors even defer to their patients saying, “Since it’s about …
Selecting the Best Therapy for Newly-Diagnosed Prostate Cancer
BY MARK SCHOLZ, MD Due to the absence of well-designed comparative studies, treatment selection for prostate cancer has been highly controversial. However, in October 2016, two landmark articles published in the New England …
Choosing the Best Prostate Cancer Treatment for You
By Micah Chancey & Mark Scholz, MD Surgery, Radiation, Active Surveillance, or Seed Implant? Since there are three different risk categories of newly-diagnosed prostate cancer—low, intermediate and high—optimal treatment varies. READ THE FULL …
When PSA Doubling Time Shows a Prostate Cancer Relapse in Men
BY MARK SCHOLZ, MD One cannot really talk intelligently about prostate cancer without a working knowledge of the PSA blood test. Most people are familiar with using PSA to diagnose prostate …