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Mar 9, 2010
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Sarcosine fails as marker for prostate cancer detection
Patients with and without prostate cancer cannot be differentiated by the levels of sarcosine in their urine following rectal digital examination, researchers report.
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Mar 8, 2010
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ERG/ETVI and PTEN gene loci identify death risk in prostate cancer patients
Patients at low and high risk for death from prostate cancer can be identified by the presence or absence of the phosphatase and tensin homolog gene and gene rearrangements in
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Mar 8, 2010
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Increasing hospital admission rate for complications after TRUS-guided biopsy
The hospital admission rates for complications following transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy increased dramatically between 1996 and 2005 in Ontario, Canada, and this is primarily due to an increasing rate of infection-related complications, researchers report.
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Mar 5, 2010
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High doses required for optimal local control after prostate brachytherapy
Prostate cancer patients treated with permanent prostate brachytherapy who receive a biologically effective dose of more than 200 Gy achieve significantly better local control than patients who receive lower doses of radiation, researchers report.
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Mar 9, 2010
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Sarcosine fails as marker for prostate cancer detection
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