In this video, a urologist discusses the use of MRI in the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer. MRIs are used to direct treatment decisions, assess the extent of cancer, and detect recurrences. The urologist explains how the MRI process works, the different imaging sequences used, and the...
Ashley E. Ross, MD, PhD, discusses the novel nomograms he and his team at Northwestern Medicine developed. The nomograms incorporate multiparametric prostate MRI, serum biomarkers and patient clinicodemographic features to help clinicians risk stratify patients with elevated PSA of 2–20 ng/mL...
My father-in-law died from prostate cancer. A year or two prior to being diagnosed with prostate cancer, he had skin cancer. At the time, the medical community did not believe that skin cancer could spread or be indicative of other cancers in the body. That assumption was revealed to be false too late for my father-in-law. My father who died from lung cancer, also had skin cancer prior to his lung cancer diagnosis. Just making these statements and observations so that people are aware that skin cancer does not exist secluded and alone, but can in fact be a sign that there may be other cancer, sometimes at moderate to advanced stages, happening in the body.
This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.