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The use of salvage radiation therapy as a treatment for prostate cancer recurrence after radical prostatectomy, including factors that influence treatment timing and outcomes.
Large observational studies and meta-analyses suggest a consistent association between higher ejaculation frequency and a modestly lower risk of prostate cancer, but the evidence is not definitive and...
Early initiation of penile rehabilitation—either with vacuum erectile devices (VEDs) or chronic/regular phosphodiesterase‑5 inhibitors (PDE5‑Is)—is plausibly associated with better preservation of str...
Gleason score and positive surgical margin (PSM) status are both important prognostic signals after radical prostatectomy and they influence the clinical calculus about salvage radiotherapy (SRT): PSM...
After radical prostatectomy, major guidelines and expert bodies expect PSA to fall to undetectable levels within weeks to a few months and use low numerical thresholds and serial rises to define bioch...
defines (BCR) after radical as a postoperative prostate‑specific antigen (PSA) of ≥0.2 ng/mL confirmed by a second PSA ≥0.2 ng/mL, a threshold used to standardize reporting and guide consideration of ...
A multi-modal, personalized rehabilitation program beginning before or immediately after radical prostatectomy—centered on pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) with physiotherapist guidance, supplement...
After radical prostatectomy, PSA is expected to fall to undetectable levels within weeks to months, and guidelines generally advise the first postoperative PSA check at about 6–8 weeks; thereafter mos...