Serum triglyceride levels show no relationship with prostate cancer risk in a meta-analysis of Chinese men
High Triglycerides Do Not Raise Prostate Cancer Risk in Chinese Men
This meta-analysis evaluated the association between serum triglyceride levels and prostate cancer risk among 4,732 Chinese men.
High triglycerides do not increase prostate cancer risk in Chinese men, challenging earlier Western-based assumptions.
Antimicrobial stewardship bundle improved perioperative antibiotic protocol adherence in oncourology surgeries
A Simple Hospital Change Slashed Antibiotic Use Without Harming Patients
A retrospective observational study of 226 patients undergoing prostatectomy or nephrectomy found that implementing an antimicrobial steward…
A focused hospital program slashed antibiotic use by nearly a third while keeping patients safe from dangerous superbugs.
Systematic review of 2025 RCTs identifies new standards of care across genitourinary cancers
New standards of care established for bladder, kidney, prostate, testicular, and penile cancers in 2025
A systematic review and meta-analysis of 40 phase II/III RCTs in patients with bladder, kidney, prostate, testicular, and penile cancers fou…
New 2025 standards of care for bladder, kidney, prostate, testicular, and penile cancers now emphasize biomarker-driven strategies and immun…
Meta-analysis finds no link between psychosocial factors and most cancer risks
Study links some psychosocial factors to higher lung cancer risk in large data review
This individual-participant data meta-analysis of 22 cohorts (N=421,799) found no association between psychosocial factors and overall cance…
Low social support, being single, or experiencing a loss are linked to higher lung cancer risk, but lifestyle factors like smoking may expla…
PET-guided radiation dose escalation linked to improved event-free survival in prostate cancer recurrence
Can more targeted radiation help men whose prostate cancer returns after surgery?
In this randomized trial of 140 men with biochemical progression after prostatectomy, radiation therapy dose escalation guided by either [F]…
Using advanced PET scans to guide stronger radiation helped 87% of men with returning prostate cancer stay event-free after two years.
Higher county-level socio-behavioral risk associated with increased breast and prostate cancer mortality in U.S. counties
County social factors linked to higher breast and prostate cancer death rates within racial groups
This cross-sectional review analyzed 3,141 U.S.
County-level social factors like education and housing link to higher breast and prostate cancer death rates within all racial groups studie…
Targeted plus perilesional biopsy noninferior to combined biopsy for prostate cancer detection
Could a simpler prostate biopsy find dangerous cancers just as well?
A single-center RCT in 380 biopsy-naïve patients with a single unilateral suspicious MRI lesion found targeted plus perilesional biopsy (TPL…
A simpler prostate biopsy found dangerous cancers just as well as the standard method while causing less pain and bleeding for men with susp…
Lu-PSMA-617 reduces disease progression versus deferred ADT in oligometastatic HSPC in phase 2 trial
Can a targeted radiation drug delay prostate cancer progression without hormone therapy?
A phase 2 randomized controlled trial of 58 men with biochemically recurrent oligometastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer found Lu-PSMA…
A targeted radiation drug delayed prostate cancer progression by 20 months in early-stage patients without requiring hormone therapy first.
Prior HoLEP association with longer operative time and catheter duration in subsequent RARP
Does prior prostate surgery make your next operation harder or riskier?
This systematic review and meta-analysis of three retrospective studies compared men undergoing robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) …
Prior prostate surgery makes the next operation take longer and requires more rebuilding, but cancer removal and recovery remain just as eff…
Animated video reduces pain and improves satisfaction during transperineal prostate biopsy in RCT
Animated video information reduced pain and improved satisfaction during prostate biopsy
In a randomized trial of 103 men undergoing transperineal prostate biopsy under local anesthesia, adding an animated video to standard infor…
Watching a short animated video before a prostate biopsy significantly reduced pain and improved satisfaction for men undergoing the procedu…
Phase 2 trial of muscadine grape extract added to ADT for recurrent prostate cancer fatigue
Muscadine grape extract studied for fatigue in men with recurrent prostate cancer
A Phase 2 randomized controlled trial enrolled 106 men with recurrent prostate cancer on androgen deprivation therapy to test muscadine grap…
Men with recurrent prostate cancer taking hormone therapy may feel less extreme fatigue when adding a natural muscadine grape extract supple…
Qualitative study finds knowledge gaps and insurance concerns about prostate cancer genetic testing
What stops men from getting genetic testing for prostate cancer?
A qualitative and survey study of 20 men with prostate cancer, plus patients, carers, and healthcare providers, found generally low knowledg…
Fear of insurance discrimination and low knowledge about genetic testing are stopping many men from getting prostate cancer tests that could…