New Urology Products & Services
This month's round-up of new products includes CIVCO patient drapes, MediSafe Projects' medication alert app, a direct purchase program for Zoladex, and GAMMEX non-latex-sensitive surgical gloves.
Higher fracture rate seen in some ADT patients
New research shows that men with a high risk of bone fracture who are undergoing long-term androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for prostate cancer have a higher fracture incidence following treatment completion.
More than 3% of prostate biopsies subject to errors
More than 3% of prostate biopsies are subject to medical errors or contamination, a recent study found.
The argument to continue prostate cancer screening, early detection
In May 2012, the United States Preventive Services Task Force recommended against PSA testing in all men based upon a flawed analysis that overestimated the harms and underestimated the benefits of testing.
Point-counterpoint: Open vs. robotic radical prostatectomy
This special installment of "Hands On" is presented in a point-counterpoint format, with two leading experts discussing open versus. robot-assisted radical prostatectomy.
