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Prostate Cancer 
A discussion of the value and benefit of transrectal power Doppler sonography for detecting low-risk prostate cancers, "Beyond the Abstract," by J.-L. Sauvain, and E. Sauvain  
Secondary circulating prostate cells predict biochemical failure in prostate cancer patients after radical prostatectomy and without evidence of disease - Abstract  
Racial differences in social support and coping among family caregivers of patients with prostate cancer - Abstract  
Prostate cancer risk in rre-diabetic men: A matched cohort study - Abstract  
High dose rate brachytherapy as monotherapy for localised prostate cancer: A hypofractionated two-implant approach in 351 consecutive patients - Abstract  
Real-time contrast-enhanced transrectal US-guided prostate biopsy: Diagnostic accuracy in men with previously negative biopsy results and positive MR imaging findings - Abstract  
Can delayed time to referral to a tertiary level urologist with an abnormal PSA level affect subsequent Gleason grade in the opportunistically screened population? - Abstract  
Sentinel lymph node dissection in more than 1200 prostate cancer cases: Rate and prediction of lymph node involvement depending on preoperative tumor characteristics - Abstract  
Application and clinical benefits of degarelix, a GnRH antagonist, in the treatment of advanced prostate cancer, "Beyond the Abstract," by Neal D. Shore, MD, FACS  
Statement by NIH Director Francis Collins on U.S. Supreme Court ruling on gene patenting  
Breaking News: Can someone else patent your genes? No, according to a closely watched ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court Thursday   morning  
ASCO 2013 - Poster: Results from a phase I study of enzalutamide in combination with docetaxel in men with prostate cancer  
ASCO 2013 - Poster: A phase II multicenter study of the investigational single agent orteronel (TAK-700) in non-metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (nmCRPC [M0]) and rising prostate-specific antigen (PSA)  
Radiotherapy with rectangular fields is associated with fewer clinical failures than conformal fields in the high-risk prostate cancer subgroup: Results from a randomized trial - Abstract  
Sperm banking is of key importance in patients with prostate cancer - Abstract  
Patients undergoing radical prostatectomy have a better survival than the background population - Abstract  
Identification of comorbidities that place men at highest risk of death from androgen deprivation therapy before brachytherapy for prostate cancer - Abstract  
Classifying the reasons men consider to be important in prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing decisions: Evaluating risks, lay beliefs, and informed decisions - Abstract  
Plan of the day selection for online image-guided adaptive post-prostatectomy radiotherapy - Abstract  
Current role of surgery for high risk prostate cancer - Abstract  
Cost-benefit of incorporating the detection of circulating prostate cells in a screening programme for prostate cancer - Abstract  
Platinum-based chemotherapy for variant castrate-resistant prostate cancer - Abstract  
Functional and molecular imaging of localized and recurrent prostate cancer - Abstract  
PSA screening and deaths from prostate cancer after diagnosis-A population based analysis - Abstract  
Discussing uncertainty and risk in primary care: Recommendations of a multi-disciplinary panel regarding communication around prostate cancer screening - Abstract  
Molecular aspects of androgenic signaling and possible targets for therapeutic intervention in prostate cancer - Abstract  
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