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MANSFIELD is one of the worst performing areas in the country for prostate cancer treatment, it has emerged this week.

Staton stated that his wife had recently died at the time and he was having a very difficult time caring for the children by himself.

The RapidArc system that provides 360-degree coverage for precise, formulated doses of radiation that targets his tumor while sparing healthy tissue and organs.

Prostate cancer patients who receive brachytherapy and remain free of disease for five years or greater are unlikely to have a recurrence at 10 years, according to a study in the July 1 issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, the official journal of the American Society for Radiation Oncology .

Main Category: Urology / Nephrology Also Included In: Regulatory Affairs / Drug Approvals Article Date: 02 Jul 2009 AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Main Category: Urology / Nephrology Also Included In: Clinical Trials / Drug Trials Article Date: 01 Jul 2009 Even at very high doses, gadolinium-based contrast agents alone are not sufficient to cause nephrogenic systemic fibrosis in patients with kidney problems, according to a study performed at the Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, FL.

The July issue of European Urology , the official journal of the European Association of Urology, features an editorial by Lars Holmberg comparing the results from the European Randomised Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer with the results from the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial In the editorial, Professor ...

Success: Jeremy Lineham was home less than 24 hours after his major prostate surgery using pioneering robot technology Doctors are hailing a breakthrough in the fight against prostate cancer after a British patient was successfully treated for the illness by a pioneering surgical robot.

A thriving construction business, a precious 11 year old daughter and a happy long-term relationship.

A growing number of patients at Middle Tennessee Medical Center can now receive minimally invasive surgery through a robot named after a renowned scientist and artist.

Patients, Mercy employees and others took turns Friday moving the robotic arms that will soon be performing surgery on prostates, uteruses and other organs.

The morning after surgery, Oliver Ware sat next to the bed in his room at Coliseum Medical Centers, wearing a patient's gown and drainage bag on his hip.

Joan Lyon flinched as she watched her husband, Ian, plunge a syringe into his penis for the first time.

Editor's Choice Main Category: Prostate / Prostate Cancer Also Included In: Breast Cancer ; Cancer / Oncology ; Urology / Nephrology Article Date: 27 Jun 2009 - 8:00 PDT UroToday.com - Prostate and breast cancer appear to be homologous cancer in males and females respectively.

A doctor with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's Department of Urology has achieved a rare milestone.

By Karen Breytenbach A Cape Town couple have reached a R430 000 settlement with the minister of defence over the man's unsuccessful vasectomy at a military hospital, which led to the unplanned conception of a child.

Main Category: IT / Internet / E-mail Also Included In: Urology / Nephrology ; Men's health ; Pediatrics / Children's Health Article Date: 19 Jun 2009 - 1:00 PDT A $4.15 million, four-year National Institutes of Health grant will enable researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine to conduct the first health study of teenage boys using ...

Robot-assisted surgery can be used to successfully repair abnormal openings between the uterus and the bladder, according to a report by Ashok K. Hemal, M.D., a Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center urologist who is the world's most experienced surgeon in the procedure.

Couples' treatment for sexual problems and other innovative approaches to improving sexual health for men and women are on the agenda of sexual medicine experts.

Siouxland Urology Associates has filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed in April by five plaintiffs.