Osteoporosis Basics for Men
BY MARK SCHOLZ, MD Osteoporosis is defined as calcium loss from the bones. It is a silent process until suddenly a fracture occurs. Common sites of fracture are the spine, …
Fundamentals Required for Prostate Cancer Staging
BY MARK SCHOLZ, MD For prostate cancer patients, an optimal treatment plan is the most important factor for long-term survival, and finding that ideal treatment begins with accurate staging. The …
Prostate Vanguard E006: Active Surveillance Scanning and Testing
The process of Active Surveillance, the way we practice in Marina del Rey, is to perform a PSA blood test every three months and plot these results on a graph, …
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 …
Stimulating the Immune System to Fight Cancer
BY MARK SCHOLZ, MD Over the last 30 years most attempts to harness the immune system to fight cancer have been disappointing. We now know that these therapeutic attempts failed because they …