Category Archives: Survival prostate cancer

Percentage Involved Core Length and Risk of Recurrence After Radical Prostatectomy

Posted on April 24, 2015 by "Coach" Israel Barken M.D.

Article: Greatest Percentage Involved Core Length and Risk of Clinically Significant Prostate-Specific Antigen Failure After Radical Prostatectomy. Author:  Anthony V. D’Amico Source: Clinical Genitourinary Cancer.  March 5, 2015

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PSA Response to Neoadjuvant Androgen Deprivation Therapy iIs a Strong Predictor of Survival

Posted on June 2, 2013 by "Coach" Israel Barken M.D.

PSA Response to Neoadjuvant Androgen Deprivation Therapy Is a Strong Independent Predictor of Survival in High-Risk Prostate Cancer in the Dose-Escalated Radiation Therapy Era

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What is Prolactin and why is it important?

Posted on March 20, 2012 by "Coach" Israel Barken M.D.

Question of the week:   What is Prolactin and why is it important?    The article of the week: Prolactin in men’s health and disease.  Alexander Bolyakov; Current Opinion in Urology 2011, 21:527–534   Dr. Barken answers the questions and presents a … Continue reading →

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Radium-223 ( Alpharadin): A novel Radiopharmaceutical that Prolongs Survival in Bone Metastatic Disease

Posted on March 13, 2012 by "Coach" Israel Barken M.D.

  The following question is for the Ask Dr Barken Call In Show on Tuesday, March 13th at 6pm Pacific Time.  Dial 1-877-727-3301 to hear the program. Where can I get Alpharadin? What criteria will I need to meet to get … Continue reading →

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Ask Dr. Barken – C-Reactive Protein

Posted on January 23, 2012 by "Coach" Israel Barken M.D.

The following question is for the Ask Dr Barken Call In Show on Tuesday, Jan. 24th at 6pm Pacific Time.  Dial 1-877-727-3301 to hear the program. Question of the week:   What is C-Reactive Protein?  When should you use it as a marker? … Continue reading →

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Advice to a Newly Diagnosed Prostate Cancer Patient

Posted on November 8, 2011 by "Coach" Israel Barken M.D.

It is initially devastating for a patient to hear his doctor tell him that he has prostate cancer. As Dr. Barken likes to tell patients: “”Prostate cancer is not a death sentence – it’s a declaration of war!”. In this … Continue reading →

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Imaging and the Treatment of Nodal Disease in Prostate Cancer

Posted on July 26, 2011 by "Coach" Israel Barken M.D.

Dr. Urs Struder lectures at the AUA annual meeting 2011.

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Risk of Death From Prostate Cancer After Radical Prostatectomy or Brachytherapy in Men With Low or Intermediate Risk Disease (Video)

Posted on July 14, 2011 by "Coach" Israel Barken M.D.

Dr. Barken discusses a journal article from the Journal of Urology.

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Metastatic disease after Radical Prostatectomy or Radiation

Posted on June 16, 2011 by "Coach" Israel Barken M.D.
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