Perspectives on Prostate Disease: Volume 3, Issue 2

Three Harvard physicians explain what this pathological finding means and what patients should consider next.

With some timely blood tests, George Lincoln avoided long-term liver damage, a relatively rare problem that can occur in prostate cancer patients taking an anti-androgen.

Answers to your questions on prostate health. In this edition, Perspectives' editorial board member Harvey B. Simon, M.D. responds to questions about the need for condoms after a prostatectomy, and the possible complications of a prostate biopsy.

A roundup of recent advances in the understanding and treatment of prostate disease.

Brief instructions for using the PubMed database to read more detailed information about the studies cited in Perspectives on Prostate Disease, so you can evaluate the evidence on your own.

A message from Editor in Chief Marc Garnick, M.D. about a clinical trial to test whether a drug can prevent prostate cancer, an interview with a pioneering prostate cancer researcher, and previews of other articles in this issue.

An interview with renowned radiation oncologist and researcher Anthony D'Amico, M.D., Ph.D.

Principal investigator Ian Thompson, M.D., sorts out the findings of the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial and outlines the risks and benefits of finasteride.

Knowing the basics of scientific research and statistics can help you understand what medical studies really say.