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 | Jan 26, 2017 | digital rectal exam, prostate, prostate cancer, prostate cancer screening, prostate enlargement, prostate exam, psa, urologist
It is certainly true that most men dread a digital rectal, or prostate exam, but some far more than others. In this era of PSA and other sophisticated molecular tests there have been questions raised as to whether or not the dreaded finger exam is still indicated. The...
by Dr. Lawrence Newman | Aug 5, 2016 | cialis, low T, low testosterone, prostate cancer, psa, testosterone, urologist, urology, viagra
While Testosterone Replacement Therapy remains controversial, the symptoms of low testosterone can be significant, and even directly affects one’s health in areas that one might not think would be related. For example, men with low T are more vulnerable to...
by Dr. Lawrence Newman | Aug 1, 2016 | prostate cancer, prostate cancer screening, psa, urologist
Increases in Advanced Prostate Cancer New cases of advanced prostate cancer have soared 72% over the past decade. Men aged 55 to 69 had the biggest increase over the last ten years; a 92 percent jump. This rise should not be ignored because men in this age group have...
