Category Archives: Urology

Mayo Clinic Reports Solid 2012 Financial Performance

February 27th, 2013 - 11:04 am

Mayo Clinic today reported a solid 2012 financial performance as it works to provide high-quality care at lower cost, strengthen its destination medical center practice and deliver expertise to patients and physicians in new ways. Mayo Clinic reported annual revenue … Continue reading →

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Mayo Gets FDA Approval for New Imaging Agent for Recurrent Prostate Cancer

November 7th, 2012 - 3:18 pm

Evaluating men for prostate cancer recurrence has long been a major challenge; physicians have had to wait until a patient’s prostate-specific antigen, or PSA, levels rose to values between 20-30 ng/mL to identify sites of recurrent prostate cancer. Mayo Clinic … Continue reading →

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Task Force Decision on PSA Testing Draws Fire

May 21st, 2012 - 5:38 pm

Sighting false-positive test results, overdiagnosis and overtreatment, the United States Preventive Services Task Force today issued a final recommendation on prostate specific antigen testing for prostate cancer, giving it a “D” rating. The rating means the Task Force determined the current … Continue reading →

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Large doses of vitamin E boost prostate cancer risk

October 17th, 2011 - 3:26 pm

A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds that mega doses of vitamin E significantly increase the risk of prostate cancer in men by 17 percent. The study is based on data from the Selenium … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic Named to U.S. News Best Hospitals List for 22nd Year

July 19th, 2011 - 6:03 pm

U.S. News & World Report has named Mayo to its annual list of “Best Hospitals” for the 22nd year. Hospitals included in the Honor Roll, such as Mayo, are part of a small group recognized for “breadth of excellence,” according … Continue reading →

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Medical Experts for Media – Urology

August 16th, 2010 - 3:41 pm

Paul Andrews, M.D. Erik Castle, M.D. Mitchell Humphreys, M.D. Jeffrey Karnes, M.D. Amy Krambeck, M.D. Bradley Leibovich, M.D. __________________________________________________________________________ Paul Andrews, M.D., an expert in minimally invasive urological surgery and specialist in urologic oncology Chair, Urology Department, Mayo Clinic, Arizona … Continue reading →

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Routine Prostate Size Evaluation Not As Effective in Cancer Screening

November 9th, 2009 - 2:31 pm

New Mayo Clinic research studied the association between prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels and prostate size and found that routine annual evaluation of prostate growth is not necessarily a predictor for the development of prostate cancer. But the study suggests that … Continue reading →

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