by themediacaptain | Jun 25, 2019 | advanced prostate cancer, bladder cancer, Las Vegas Urologist, las vegas urology, prostate, prostate cancer, prostate cancer screening, prostate cancer screening recommendations, prostate enlargement, prostate exam
The prostate is instantly blamed for most Las Vegas men having any difficulty with urinating such as frequency, urgency, waking up several times at night to urinate, slow stream, having to void twice in a row to feel empty, or not even feeling empty. However,...
by themediacaptain | Mar 26, 2019 | advanced prostate cancer, American Urological Association, doctor, erectile dysfunction, urinary incontinence
Two new aspects of treatment related to prostate cancer are now available in Las Vegas: HIFU and Space-Oar. HIFU stands for High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound which can be aimed at prostate cancer tissue in minute sections only about 1mm by 0.3mm by 0.3mm at a time,...
by Dr. Lawrence Newman | May 11, 2017 | advanced prostate cancer, American Urological Association, Las Vegas Urologist, prostate, prostate cancer, prostate cancer screening recommendations, psa, Uncategorized, urologist, urologist las vegas, urologists, urology
As expected and as had been predicted in previous blogs here, the US Services Preventive Task Force (USPSTF) reversed their misguided prostate cancer screening recommendations and now recommend the screening in informed and interested patients between the ages of 55...
by Dr. Lawrence Newman | Apr 5, 2017 | advanced prostate cancer, Gleason score, Las Vegas Urologist, las vegas urology, metastatic prostate cancer, prostate, prostate biopsy, prostate cancer, prostate cancer screening, prostate exam, prostate problems, psa, transperineal mapping biopsy, transrectal biopsy, Uncategorized, urologist, urologist las vegas, urologists, urology
New information regarding prostate cancer treatment continues to be made available and large multi-year studies are data-mined to answer new questions. What are the most predictive parameters to help decide if prostate cancer should be treated aggressively or...
by Dr. Lawrence Newman | Feb 23, 2017 | advanced prostate cancer, genetic testing, Las Vegas Urologist, las vegas urology, prostate, prostate biopsy, prostate cancer, psa, urologist, urologist las vegas, urologists, urology
It is common knowledge that PSA is an important but imperfect test for detecting prostate cancer and for evaluation of treatment success. Why Is PSA Important but Imperfect? For screening and detecting prostate cancer the usage has become controversial as to who...
by Dr. Lawrence Newman | Feb 3, 2017 | advanced prostate cancer, Las Vegas Urologist, prostate cancer, testosterone, urologist
I wanted to discuss a cutting edge prostate cancer discovery. The treatment of advanced prostate cancer, even with metastatic disease (cancer spread from the prostate to other parts of the body) has been progressing at a rapid pace with many new options. The first...
