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Recent research

We have collated a selection of the latest research articles to help you keep up to date with developments in the field of prostate cancer. This page directs you to the abstracts of articles that have been published in the medical journals over the last few weeks. Check back each month for an updated list.

The following articles have been selected for their currency, relevance to UK clinical practice and general interest. The full text may be obtained from your Trust’s library service or via ATHENS registration.

Research articles published June 2008


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Statistics

Cancer incidence and mortality: trends in the United Kingdom and constituent countries, 1993 to 2004..
Westlake S, Cooper N. Office for National Statistics
Health Statistics Quarterly 2008 Summer;(38):33-46

 

Epidemiology

Evaluation of prostate cancer characteristics in four populations worldwide.
Zeigler-Johnson CM, Rennert H, Mittal RD et al
Can J Urol 2008; 15(3): 4056-64.

 

Risk

The risk of prostate cancer amongst South Asian men in southern England: the PROCESS cohort study.
Metcalfe C, Patel B, Evans S et al the PROCESS Study Group*.
BJU Int; advanced online publication (June 2008)

Diagnostic radiation procedures and risk of prostate cancer.
Myles P, Evans S, Lophatananon A et al
Br J Cancer 2008; 98(11): 1852-6

Statin Use and Risk of Prostate Cancer: Results from a Population-based Epidemiologic Study.
Agalliu I, Salinas CA, Hansten PD et al
Am J Epidemiol; advanced online publication (June 2008)

 

Genetics

Multiple Loci with different cancer specificities within the 8q24 gene desert.
Ghoussaini M, Song H, Koessler T et al; UK Genetic Prostate Cancer Study Collaborators/British Association of Urological Surgeons' Section of Oncology; UK ProtecT Study Collaborators.
J Natl Cancer Inst; advanced online publication (June 2008)

Rapid progression of prostate cancer in men with a BRCA2 mutation.
Narod SA, Neuhausen S, Vichodez G et al
Br J Cancer; advanced online publication (June 2008)

Differential Expression of Genes Related to Androgen and Estrogen Metabolism in Hereditary versus Sporadic Prostate Cancer.
Fromont G, Yacoub M, Valeri A et al
Cancer Epidemiol. Biomarkers Prev. 2008; 17:1505-1509.

 

Prevention

Androgens and prevention of prostate cancer.
Sarvis JA, Thompson IM.
Current opinion in endocrinology, diabetes, and obesity 2008; 15(3):271-7

Androgens and the molecular epidemiology of prostate cancer.
Chu LW, Reichardt JK, Hsing AW.
Current opinion in endocrinology, diabetes, and obesity 2008; 15(3):261-70

Prostate cancer stem cells: a new target for therapy.
Maitland NJ, Collins AT.
J Clin Oncol 2008; 10;26(17):2862-70

 

Guidelines

The impact of cancer research: how publications influence UK cancer clinical guidelines.
Lewison G, Sullivan R.
Br J Cancer 2008; 98(12):1944-50

A Critical Review of Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer.
Dahm P, Yeung LL, Chang SS et al.
J Urol; advanced online publication (June 2008)

 

Diagnosis

Associations of lower urinary tract symptoms with prostate-specific antigen levels, and screen-detected localized and advanced prostate cancer: a case-control study nested within the UK population-based ProtecT (Prostate testing for cancer and Treatment) study.
Collin SM, Metcalfe C, Donovan J et al
BJU Int. 2008; advanced online publication (June 2008)

The Performance of Prostate Specific Antigen for Predicting Prostate Cancer is Maintained After a Prior Negative Prostate Biopsy.
Thompson IM, Tangen CM, Ankerst DP et al
J Urol; advanced online publication (June 2008)0-7

PSA Velocity Is Associated With Gleason Score in Radical Prostatectomy Specimen: Marker for Prostate Cancer Aggressiveness.
Loeb S, Sutherland DE, D'Amico AV et al
Urology; advanced online publication

Relationship of prostate-specific antigen velocity to histologic findings in a prostate cancer screening program.
Eggener SE, Yossepowitch O, Roehl KA et al
Urology 2008; 71(6):1016-9.

Prostate Cancer Detection Rate in Patients with Repeated Extended 21-Sample Needle Biopsy.
Campos-Fernandes JL, Bastien L, Nicolaiew N et al
Eur Urol. 2008; advanced online publication

Factors influencing pain during transrectal ultrasonography-guided prostate biopsy.
K S Han & K H Lee
Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis 2008; 11:139-142

A prospective randomized comparison of diagnostic efficacy between transperineal and transrectal 12-core prostate biopsy.
Takenaka A, Hara R, Ishimura T et al
Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis. 2008;11(2):134-8.

MR-Guided Biopsy of the Prostate: An Overview of Techniques and a Systematic Review.
Pondman KM, Fütterer JJ, Ten Haken B et al
Eur Urol; advanced online publication (June 2008)

Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound and Prostate Cancer; A Multicentre European Research Coordination Project.
Wink M, Frauscher F, Cosgrove D et al
Eur Urol; advanced online publication (June 2008)

New circulating biomarkers for prostate cancer.
Bensalah K, Lotan Y, Karam JA et al
Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis. 2008;11(2):112-20

Critical assessment of tools to predict clinically insignificant prostate cancer at radical prostatectomy in contemporary men.
Chun FK, Haese A, Ahyai SA et al
Cancer, advanced online publication (June 2008)

What is low-risk prostate cancer and what is its natural history?
O'Donnell H, Parker C.
World J Urol; advanced online publication (June 2008)

 

BPH

Dutasteride significantly improves quality of life measures in patients with enlarged prostate.
O'Leary MP, Roehrborn CG, Black L.
Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis. 2008;11(2):129-33.

 

Patient Choice

The decision-related psychosocial concerns of men with localised prostate cancer: targets for intervention and research.
Turner E, Donovan J.
World J Urol; advanced online publication (June 2008)

 

Treatment

Prostate-Specific Antigen Kinetics in Clinical Decision-Making During Active Surveillance for Early Prostate Cancer-A Review.
Van den Bergh RC, Roemeling S, Roobol MJ et al
Eur Urol; advanced online publication (June 2008)

The feasibility and safety of high-intensity focused ultrasound as salvage therapy for recurrent prostate cancer following external beam radiotherapy.
Zacharakis E, Uddin Ahmed H, Ishaq A et al
BJU Int. 2008; advanced online publication (June 2008)

Oncologic control provided by HIFU therapy as single treatment in men with clinically localized prostate cancer.
Misraï V, Rouprêt M, Chartier-Kastler E et al
World J Urol; advanced online publication (June 2008)

Four-year Experience of Interstitial Permanent Brachytherapy for Japanese Men with Localized Prostate Cancer.
Ishiyama H, Satoh T, Kitano M et al
Jpn J Clin Oncol; advanced online publication (June 2008)

Risk of prostate cancer recurrence in men treated with radiation alone or in conjunction with combined or less than combined androgen suppression therapy.
D'Amico AV, Chen MH, Renshaw AA et al
J Clin Oncol. 2008; 20;26(18):2979-83.

Multicenter Phase II Study of Combined Neoadjuvant Docetaxel and Hormone Therapy Before Radical Prostatectomy for Patients With High Risk Localized Prostate Cancer.
Chi KN, Chin JL, Winquist E et al
J Urol; advanced online publication (June 2008)

Percent Tumor Involvement and Risk of Biochemical Progression After Radical Prostatectomy.
Rampersaud EN, Sun L, Moul JW et al
J Urol; advanced online publication (June 2008)

Prostate Cancer–Specific Survival Following Salvage Radiotherapy vs Observation in Men With Biochemical Recurrence After Radical Prostatectomy.
Trock BJ, Han M, Freedland SJ et al
JAMA 2008; 299(23):2760-2769.

Successful Salvage Robotic-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy After External Beam Radiotherapy Failure.
Jamal K, Challacombe B, Elhage O et al
Urology; advanced online publication (June 2008)

When to start cytotoxic therapy in asymptomatic patients with hormone refractory prostate cancer?
Hamberg P, Verhagen PC, de Wit R.
Eur J Cancer 2008;44(9):1193-7

Prostate cancer chemotherapy in the era of targeted therapy.
Michael A, Syrigos K, Pandha H.
Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Dis; advanced online publication (June 2008)

 

Clinical trials

Influence of clinical communication on patients' decision making on participation in clinical trials.
Albrecht TL, Eggly SS, Gleason ME et al
J Clin Oncol. 2008;26(16):2666-73

 

Alternative medicine

Cancer survivors with unmet needs were more likely to use complementary and alternative medicine.
Mao J J, Palmer SC, Straton JB et al
Journal of Cancer Survivorship 2008; 2(2):116-124
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Continence

The impact of overactive bladder, incontinence and other lower urinary tract symptoms on quality of life, work productivity, sexuality and emotional well-being in men and women: results from the EPIC study.
Coyne KS, Sexton CC, Irwin DE et al
BJU Int 2008;101(11):1388-95.

 

Quality of life

Supportive care needs of men living with prostate cancer in England: a survey.
Ream E, Quennell A, Fincham L et al
Br J Cancer 2008; 98:1903-1909

The influence of developmental life stage on quality of life in survivors of prostate cancer and their partners.
Journal of Cancer Survivorship 2008; 2 (2):84-94
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Patient experience

Patient-centred care: What are the experiences of prostate cancer patients and their partners?
Sinfield P, Baker R, Agarwal S et al
Patient Educ Couns; advanced online publication (June 2008)

Roles of the urologist and nurse from the perspective of patients with prostate cancer receiving luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone analogue therapy.
Lebret T, Bouregba A.
BJU Int; advanced online publication (June 2008)

Satisfaction and Regret after Open Retropubic or Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy.
Schroeck FR, Krupski TL, Sun L et al
Eur Urol; advanced online publication (June 2008)

 

Advanced disease

The relationship of body mass index and serum testosterone with disease outcomes in men with castration-resistant metastatic prostate cancer.
Armstrong AJ, Halabi S, de Wit R et al
Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis; advanced online publication (June 2008)

 

Pallative care

Are one or two simple questions sufficient to detect depression in cancer and palliative care? A Bayesian meta-analysis
Mitchell AJ
British Journal of Cancer 2008; 98:1934–1943
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