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January February March April May June July August September October November December
January | Newsletter | Cover Letter
  • Prostate Cancer Specialists Argue for Early Chemotherapy
  • Outcomes Mostly Similar Between Racial Groups after Prostatectomy
  • Novel Molecule Plus Radiation Kills Prostate Cancer Cells in Mice
  • Intervention Improves Appropriate Imaging in Localized PCa
  • Differences in PSA Production by Benign and Cancerous Tissue
  • Cancer Biomarker Delivers Lethal Drug to Prostate Cancer Cells
  • Doc Moyad’s No Bogus Science: "Glucosamine & Chondroitin?"
  • ADT and Risk of Dementia in Prostate Cancer Patients
  • Doctor Chodak’s Bottom Line
  • Index of Articles Published in the Us TOO Hot SHEET During 2016
February | Newsletter | Cover Letter
  • AUA Consensus Statement Says Use MRI for Prostate Biopsy
  • Incidence of Aggressive Prostate Cancer Diagnoses Declining in US
  • Physicians Continue to See Merits of PSA Testing for Screening
  • HIFU vs. Robotic Prostatectomy to Manage Unilateral Prostate Cancer
  • Inherited Mutations in Three Genes Predict Aggressive Prostate Cancer
  • Doc Moyad's No Bogus Science: "Turmeric/Curcumin Supplements?!"
  • Extraprostatic Extension Rare in Gleason Score 6 Prostate Cancer
  • Light Therapy 'a Huge Leap Forward' for Early Prostate Cancer
  • Effect of Longer vs. Standard Dosing Intervals of Zoledronic Acid
  • Prostate Cancer Patients on AS May Benefit from MRI/Fusion Biopsy
  • Doctor Chodak’s Bottom Line
March | Newsletter | Cover Letter
  • Treat Older Prostate Cancer Patients According to Fitness, Not Age
  • Prostate Cancer Mortality Risk May Depend on Where You Live
  • Why BCRA2-Mutant Prostate Tumors Are So Aggressive
  • 5-Alpha Reductase Inhibitors & Risk of Prostate Cancer Mortality
  • Treatment Duration of Abiraterone Acetate or Enzalutamide
  • Doc Moyad’s No Bogus Science: “Eat Fat to Lose Fat...”
  • USPSTF Names AUA-Nominated Urologist to Review Panel
  • Phase I Trial for Immunotherapy
  • Benefits of MP-MRI in Clinically- Significant Prostate Cancer
  • Risk of Prostate Cancer Diagnosis & Mortality in Men with BPH
  • PSA Nadir May Guide High-Risk Prostate Cancer Care
  • Effect of Short– vs. Long-Term ADT Following Post-RT BCR
  • Doctor Chodak’s Bottom Line
April | Newsletter | Cover Letter
  • In Sunny LA, Prostate Cancer Patients on AS Just Walk Away
  • Low-Fat Meal May Boost Blood Levels of Costly Cancer Drug
  • Single Dose of Brachytherapy May Be an Effective Treatment
  • Targeted Biopsy to Detect Gleason Score Upgrading During Active Surveillance
  • Exploring Optimal Sequence of Abiraterone & Enzalutamide
  • Doc Moyad’s No Bogus Science: “Exercise & Drugs for CRF”
  • Urine Assay for Detecting PCa 3 Genomic Testing Predicts Metastasis & Mortality in Prostate Cancer
  • Blocking Enzalutamide Resistance in Men with Prostate Cancer
  • Researchers Link New Mutation to Prostate Cancer Risk in Black Men
  • Blood Test Instead of Biopsy for Metastatic Prostate Cancer
  • PSA Nadir May Guide High-Risk Prostate Cancer Care
  • Effect of Short– vs. Long-Term ADT Following Post-RT BCR
  • Doctor Chodak’s Bottom Line
May | Newsletter | Cover Letter
  • USPSTF Backs Individualized Prostate Cancer PSA Screening
  • Updated Guideline on Brachytherapy in Prostate Cancer
  • Vessel-Sparing RT Preserves Erectile Function in Prostate Cancer
  • Post-RP BCR-Free Survival After Grade Reclassification on AS
  • Urologists vs. Radiation Oncologists on High-Risk Prostate Cancer
  • Men Uncertain About Benefits & Risks of Active Surveillance
  • Doc Moyad’s No Bogus Science: "Vitamin D & VITAL Results"
  • Intermediate-Term Outcomes from AS According to Recurrence Risk
  • Prognostics Significance of a Negative Prostate Biopsy
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer in Patients with PSA Level 2-10 ng/mL
  • Doctor Chodak’s Bottom Line
June | Newsletter | Cover Letter
  • AR-V7 mRNA & Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer Outcomes
  • First Guide to Second-Line Hormonal Therapy for Prostate Cancer
  • Black Men Should be Screened Earlier for Prostate Cancer
  • Relative Toxicities: Intermittent vs. Continuous Androgen Deprivation
  • PSA Testing Rates Leveling Off
  • Doc Moyad’s No Bogus Science: “Aspirin is Having a Good Year!”
  • Predicting Post-RP Metastases Using the Decipher® Test
  • Multimodal Treatment for Early-Stage Metastatic Prostate Cancer
  • Re-Examining PSA Density for Predicting Prostate Cancer
  • Structure-Based IsoPSA Assay Outperforms PSA Concentration
  • QIAGEN to Market Liquid Biopsy to Detect AR-V7 mRNA in Blood
  • Doctor Chodak’s Bottom Line
July | Newsletter | Cover Letter
  • LATITUDE: Randomized Trial of ADT With and Without Abiraterone
  • Prostate Cancer Surveillance Works for Younger Men
  • Adding Abiraterone to Standard Treatment Improves Survival
  • TMPRSS2:ERG and PCA3 RNA Tests for Aggressive PCa
  • MRI Accuracy for Prostate Cancer Challenged
  • Doc Moyad’s No Bogus Science: “Testosterone & Weight Loss?!”
  • African American and Caucasian Men Receiving Sipuleucel-T
  • Aggressive Variant CRPC Predicts Platinum Sensitivity
  • Web-Based Stress Management for Newly Diagnosed Cancer Patients
  • RT + ADT for 18 Months May Be Sufficient in High-Risk PCa
  • One RT Dose May Be Enough
  • Doctor Chodak’s Bottom Line
August | Newsletter | Cover Letter
  • Poor Responders Benefit from Taxane Switch
  • Prostate Cancer Treatment-Related Factors Differ in Black, White Men
  • Negative Confirmatory Biopsy a Good Sign in Prostate Cancer AS
  • RP Innovation and Outcomes at Military and Civilian Institutions
  • PCa Screening Benefits Depend on View of Treatment Side Effects
  • Doc Moyad’s No Bogus Science: “Beware of the Nocebo?!”
  • Some Younger Men with Prostate Cancer are Candidates for AS
  • Genomic Test Can Predict Prostate Cancer Metastases After Surgery
  • PET CT May Show Treatment Outcome Early in Metastatic CRPC
  • Post-RP Radiotherapy Benefits Selected Men with Elevated PSA
  • Doctor Chodak’s Bottom Line
September | Newsletter | Cover Letter
  • Surgery for Early Prostate Cancer May Not Save Lives 
  • Cabazitaxel Does Not Prolong Overall Survival in Metastatic PCa 
  • Adverse Pathologic Findings in Low- Volume Intermediate-Risk PCa 
  • Treatment Regret Not Common in Prostate Cancer Survivors 
  • Radium-223 Dichloride Safe Long- Term in Metastatic Prostate Cancer 
  • Doc Moyad’s No Bogus Science:  “Jack-Moyad Patient PSA Choice?!” 
  • With PSA Screening, Physicians Practice What They Preach 
  • Life with Sexual Dysfunction after Prostate Cancer Treatment Study 
  • Doctor Chodak’s Bottom Line 
  • Opdivo, Rubraca Combination Studied in Prostate, Other Cancers 
October | Newsletter | Cover Letter
  • New Look at Old Data Confirms Mortality Benefit of PSA Screening 
  • Two New Treatments Are Equally Beneficial for Metastatic CRPC 
  • Reduced Cabazitaxel Dose after Docetaxel Effective in CRPC 
  • Immediate vs. Delayed ADT for Asymptomatic Non-Curable PCa 
  • Doc Moyad’s No Bogus Science: “So What about Lifestyle Changes?” 
  • Critical Comparison of Techniques for MRI-Targeted Prostate Biopsies 
  • African American Men with Low-Risk PCa are Candidates for AS 
  • Can We Stop Monitoring PSA 20 Years after Radical Prostatectomy? 
  • ADT and Heart Failure in Men with Localised Prostate Cancer 
  • Bone Health & Bone-Targeted Therapy in Localized Prostate Cancer 
  • Adjuvant RT for Positive Surgical Margins Post-Prostatectomy 
  • Life Insurance and Primary Treatment 6 for Prostate Cancer 
  • Doctor Chodak’s Bottom Line
  • $1.5 Million Prostate Cancer Grant 
November | Newsletter | Cover Letter
  • Prostate Cancer Patients Offered the Lure of Robotic Surgery
  • Long-Term Data Confirm Quality of Life Benefits with SpaceOAR Hydrogel
  • Axumin PET/CT Scans & Treatment Plans in Men with Suspected BCR
  • Predicting the Probability of Lymph Node Invasion Using Sentinel Node
  • Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) and Prostate Cancer
  • Doc Moyad’s No Bogus Science: "Melatonin Fights Prostate Cancer!?"
  • Prostate Cancer Patients Unclear on Differences among Treatments
  • Cardiovascular Risk with ADT: GnRHa Injections vs. Bilateral Orchiectomy
  • Genomic Testing for Localized Prostate Cancer—What's Next?
  • Retreatment with Radium-223
  • Influence of Prednisone on the Efficacy of Cabazitaxel
  • Low-Dose Brachytherapy for Low-Risk Prostate Cancer: Long-Term Results
  • Doctor Chodak's Bottom Line
December | Newsletter | Cover Letter
  • Higher PSA Levels Found at Metastatic Prostate Cancer Diagnosis
  • Nerves & Prostate Cancer Growth
  • Cancer Can Change Tissue That Surrounds It – UCSF Study Finds
  • Patterns of PSA Test Use in the U.S., 2005 to 2015
  • Utility of Digital Rectal Exam As an Adjunct to PSA in Cancer Detection
  • Intermittent Auricular Electroacupunc- ture – Pilot Study for Hot Flashes
  • Doc Moyad’s No Bogus Science: “IV Vitamin C Fights Cancer? What?!”
  • Harm Seen in Alternative Treatments
  • Stereotactic Body RT for Low - Risk Prostate Cancer – 10 - Year Analysis
  • Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Decision - Making & QoL
  • High Dose Rate Brachytherapy as Monotherapy for Localized PCa
  • Doctor Chodak’s Bottom Line