HotSheets 2012

Us TOO Board Leadership Changes
MRI Can Identify Metastatic Lymph Nodes
Treatment Found for Lethal Prostate Cancer
Index of Articles in the 2011 HotSheets
2011 Prostate Cancer Business Leadership Council Members & Supporters Recognized
Doc Moyad’s “No Bogus Science” Column – “Another Reason to Donate to Us TOO”
Characteristics & Outcomes of Prostate Cancers Diagnosed by 21-Core Biopsies
Revlimid® Fails to Help Prostate Cancer
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MRI Highly Accurate in Guiding Biopsies
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Outercourse Vs. Intercourse Revisited
Statins & Risk of Fatal Prostate Cancer
‘Amazing’ Prostate Cancer Marker (EPCA-2) Paper Now Retracted
MRI-Guided Prostate Biopsies in Men with Increased PSA & Prior Negative Biopsies
Docetaxel with/without Estramustine
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Proton Therapy Effective for Prostate Cancer
Recent Additions to the Us TOO Website
Robot prostatectomy vs. standard surgery
Hormone Therapy Tied to Blot Clots
New Content on My Prostate Cancer Roadmap
Doc Moyad’s “No Bogus Science” Column – “Statins & Risk of Fatal Prostate Cancer”
Doctor Chodak’s Bottom Line
Prostate RT and Risk of Rectal Cancer
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MDV3100 in Prostate Cancer “Impressive”
Bone Metastases Target of New Agent
Benefits of Xgeva Don’t Outweigh Risks
Medicare Will Continue Covering PSA Screening
Finasteride Combo Reduces Recurring PSA
Doc Moyad’s “No Bogus Science” Column – “Low-fat milk & Prostate Cancer Progression?”
EBRT More Costly and Toxic than Other RT
Us TOO Advocacy Issues Column
Save the Dates for September Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
Inherited Prostate Cancer Gene Identified
Exercise Reduces Prostate Cancer Recurrence?
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FDA Approves PCA3 Urine Test
RP Improves Survival of PSA-Detected Cancer
Men Opting for Costly New Cancer Treatment
Robotic Vs. Open Radical Prostatectomy
Finasteride and Dutasteride Do Not Control Low-Risk Prostate Cancer
Result of the REDEEM Study of Dutasteride
Us TOO Advocacy Issues
Reduced Incidence of Post-Prostate Biopsy Infections by Using Rectal Swab Cultures
Phase 3 Randomized Trial of Ipilimumab
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Doc Moyad’s “No Bogus Science” Column – “Is it Time for Me to Start Drinking Coffee?”
Doctor Chodak’s Bottom Line
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Clinical Trials Deliver on the Promise of Science
Early Access for MDV3100 and Alpharadin
Serial Prostate Biopsies & Insignificant Cancers
Prostate Cancer Misclassification by Current Low-Risk & Active Surveillance Criteria
Association Between Smoking & PSA Levels
Galeterone Safe & Effective in Prostate Cancer
Oxygen in Tumors & Response to Radiotherapy
Endorectal MRI & Active Surveillance
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High-Dose Image Guided Radiotherapy Com-pared to IMRT for Localized Prostate Cancer
Doc Moyad’s “No Bogus Science” Column – “The secret to long life is following 6-7 things”
Gene Mapping Not a Crystal Ball if Healthy
Doctor Chodak’s Bottom Line
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Androgen Deprivation Therapy in Advanced Prostate Cancer Need Not Be Continuous
Revised View Enhances Provenge Survival
Avoiding Overtreatment of Prostate Cancer
Iodine-125 or Palladium-103 Seeds Combined with External Beam Radiation Treatment?
Prostate Cancer Cell Survival Factor Found
New Erectile Dysfunction Drug Okayed by FDA
Nutrition and Physical Activity Guidelines for Cancer Survivors
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Doc Moyad’s “No Bogus Science” Column – “More Data Suggests Selenium is Not Safe”
Doctor Chodak’s Bottom Line
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Break from ADT Lowers Survival Odds
Enzalutamide (MDV3100) is a Game Changer in Prostate Cancer
Untreated Prostate Cancer Responds to Zytiga
Postprostatectomy Test Identifies Risk for Clinical Recurrence
Classifying Prostate Cancer by Quantitative Histomorphometry
Prostate Cancer Screening Can Be Difference Between Life and Death for Some
Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection in Prostate Cancer: Frequency and Nodal Distribution
Ginseng Seems to Ease Cancer-Related Fatigue
Doc Moyad’s “No Bogus Science” Column – “You Want a Real Cheap Anti-Aging Secret?”
Doctor Chodak’s Bottom Line
OGX-427 Improves Progression-Free Survival
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The Original Blues Brothers Band to Perform a Special Concert in Chicago to Benefit Us TOO
PIVOT Results: Observation vs Prostatectomy
Urine TMPRSS2:ERG Gene Fusion & PCA3
Prevention of Gynecomastia due to ADT
Active Surveillance Cost Same as Prostatectomy
Go from Passion to Action in September
More Men with Prostate Cancer Managed by A ‘Team’ Wait on Initiating Treatment
OncoGenex Initiates Phase 3 “AFFINITY” Trial
Doc Moyad’s “No Bogus Science” Column –“Vitamin D May Increase Testosterone? Maybe”
Doctor Chodak’s Bottom Line
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Thailand Military Bases & Agent Orange
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FDA Approved XTANDI® (enzalutamide)
Aspirin May Prolong Prostate Cancer Survival
Provenge Immune Parameters Correlate with Survival in Castrate Resistant Patients
Updated Partin Tables Using 2006-2011 Data
Intermittent ADT for Post-RT PSA Recurrence
Outcomes Using Active Surveillance in Men with Low Or Intermediate Risk Disease
A “Way” to Resolve PSA Controversy
Trial Comparing Laparoscopic and Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy
Accuracy of TRUSP-Guided 12-Core Biopsies
Genes & Prostate Cancer in African Americans
Doc Moyad’s “No Bogus Science” Column – “Testosterone Blood Test Should Be Fasting”
Doctor Chodak’s Bottom Lin
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MRI Helps ID Men for Active Surveillance
Abiraterone Boosts Prostate Cancer Survival
Statins Don’t Influence Biochemical Recurrence
Secondary Cancers after EBRT, BT & RP
Obesity Promotes Prostate Cancer by Altering Gene Regulation
FDA Approves Choline C11 for PET Imaging
18F-Fluoroethycholine PET/CT for Identifying Lymph Nodes Metastases After RP Failure
Long-Term Finasteride & Quality of Life
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High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy Boost Versus External Beam Radiation Therapy Alone
Doc Moyad’s “No Bogus Science” Column – “Core Exercises Reduce Surgical Side Effects”
Doctor Chodak’s Bottom Line
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Final Results in ‘Definitive’ Cancer Trial
Surgical Features Key to Surgical Survival
Screening Rate Drops after PLCO Trial
BMI, BP Do Not Up Prostate Cancer Risk
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Doc Moyad’s “No Bogus Science” Column –“Daily Dose of Children’s Multivitamins Helps”
Us TOO Seeks Board Member Applications
Drug Aids Sexual Function After Radiation
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Rectal Cleansing Before Biopsy May Not Work
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