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.
Archive - Research articles published May 2008
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- Risk
- Genetics
- Diet
- Prevention
- Psychology
- Communication
- Guidelines
- Diagnosis
- Treatment
- Clinical trials
- Quality of life
- Survivorship
- Advanced disease
- Mortality
Risk
Statin use and the risk of prostate cancer: A metaanalysis of 6 randomized clinical trials and 13 observational studies.
Bonovas S, Filioussi K, Sitaras NM
Int J Cancer. 2008; advanced online publication (May 2008)
Genetics
Multiple independent genetic variants in the 8q24 region are associated with prostate cancer risk
Salinas CA, Kwon E, Carlson CS, et al
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2008; 17(5):1203-13.
Diet
Alcohol Consumption and the Risk for Prostate Cancer in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition
Rohrmann S, Linseisen J, Key TJ, et al
Cancer Epidemiol. Biomarkers Prev. 2008; 17:1282-1287
Dietary fat intake and risk of prostate cancer in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition
Crowe FL, Key TJ, Appleby PN et al
Am J Clin Nutr. 2008; 87(5):1405-13.
Animal foods, protein, calcium and prostate cancer risk: the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition
Allen NE, Key TJ, Appleby PN, et al
Br J Cancer. 2008; 98(9):1574-81
Serum Vitamin D Concentration and Prostate Cancer Risk: A Nested Case–Control Study
Ahn J, Peters U, Albanes D et al
J Natl Cancer Inst. Advanced online publication (May 2008)
Prevention
Does the level of prostate cancer risk affect cancer prevention with finasteride?
Thompson IM, Tangen CM, Parnes HL, et al
Urology 2008;71(5):854-7.
Psychology
The beliefs, and reported and intended behaviors of unaffected men in response to their family history of prostate cancer
Cowan R, Meiser B, Giles GG et al
Genet Med. 2008; advanced online publication (May 2008)
Uncertainty in breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer: implications for supportive care
Shaha M, Cox CL, Talman K et al
Journal of Nursing Scholarship. 2008; 40(1):60-7
Communication
Working in partnership with patients –why do it and what benefits can be realised?
Swain D
Journal of Communication in Healthcare 2008; 1(2): 155-167
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Guidelines
Prostate cancer: ESMO clinical recommendations for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up
Horwich A, Parker C, Kataja V; ESMO Guidelines Working Group.
Ann Oncol. 2008;19 Suppl 2:ii45-6.
Visit the publisher’s website www.oxfordjournals.org
Prostate cancer
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18486743?dopt=AbstractPlus
Damber JE, Aus G.
Lancet. 2008; 371(9625):1710-21
Diagnosis
Infections after prostate biopsy and antibiotic resistance
Patel U, Kirby R.
BJU International 2008; 101(10):1201-2
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Antibiotics for transrectal ultrasonography-guided prostate biopsy: are
we practising evidence-based medicine?
Burden HP, Ranasinghe W, Persad R.
BJU International 2008; 101(10):1202-4
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Assessment of Pathological Prostate Cancer Characteristics in Men with Favorable Biopsy Features on Predominantly Sextant Biopsy
Chun FK, Suardi N, Capitanio U et al
Eur Urol; advanced online publication (May 2008)
Validation of Pretreatment Nomograms for Predicting Indolent Prostate Cancer: Efficacy in Contemporary Urological Practice
Dong F, Kattan MW, Steyerberg EW et al
J Urol; advanced online publication (May 2008)
A Novel Nomogram to Predict the Probability of Prostate Cancer on Repeat Biopsy
Benecchi L, Pieri AM, Melissari M, et al
J Urol; advanced online publication (May 2008)
Treatment
Watchful waiting and health related quality of life for patients with localized prostate cancer: data from CaPSURE
Arredondo SA, Downs TM, Lubeck DP et al
J Urol. 2008; 179(5 Suppl):S14-8
Role of repeated biopsy of the prostate in predicting disease progression in patients with prostate cancer on active surveillance
Al Otaibi M, Ross P, Fahmy N et al
Cancer; advanced online publication (May 2008)
Newer imaging modalities to assist with target localization in the radiation treatment of prostate cancer and possible lymph node metastases.
John SS, Zietman AL, Shipley WU,
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2008; 71(1 Suppl):S43-7
Utilization and Outcomes of Minimally Invasive Radical Prostatectomy
Hu JC, Wang Q, Pashos CL et al
JCO 2008; 26(14): 2278–2284
Effect of a large prostate gland on open and robotically assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy
Chan RC, Barocas DA, Chang SS et al
BJU Int. 2008 May;101(9):1140-4
Timing of androgen deprivation therapy and its impact on survival after radical prostatectomy: a matched cohort study
Siddiqui SA, Boorjian SA, Inman B et al
J Urol. 2008 ;179(5):1830-7
Treatment of Hormone-Refractory Prostate Cancer with Docetaxel or Mitoxantrone: Relationships between Prostate-Specific Antigen, Pain, and Quality of Life Response and Survival in the TAX-327 Study
Berthold DR, Pond GR, Roessner M,et al
Clin Cancer Res. 2008;14(9):2763-2767
Chemotherapy for Advanced Prostate Cancer: 25 Years Later
Journal of Clinical Oncology 2008; 26 (15): 2423-2424
Logothetis CJ, Millikan R.
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Clinical Trials
Statistical considerations for the design and analysis of Phase III clinical trials in prostate cancer
Halabi S.
Urol Oncol. 2008; 26(3):300-7
Quality of life
Quality of life in patients with prostate cancer: development and application of a hybrid assessment method
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18475286?dopt=AbstractPlus
Stone PC, Murphy RF, Matar HE et al
Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis; advanced online publication (May 2008)
Survivorship
The development of an evidence-based physical self-management rehabilitation programme for cancer survivors
Van Weert E, Hoekstra-Weebers JE, May AM. et al
Patient Education and Counseling 2008; 71 (2):169-190
Advanced Disease
Pain predicts overall survival in men with metastatic castration-refractory prostate cancer
Halabi S, Vogelzang NJ, Kornblith AB et al
J Clin Oncol. 2008; 26(15):2544-9
Survival and PSA response of patients in the TAX 327 study who crossed over to receive docetaxel after mitoxantrone or vice versa
Berthold DR, Pond GR, de Wit R et al
Ann Oncol; advanced online publication (May 2008)
Mortality
Recent trends in prostate cancer mortality show a continuous decrease in several countries
Bouchardy C, Fioretta G, Rapiti E et al
Int J Cancer; advanced online publication (May 2008)