April 2012 in “The Journal of Urology” This study found that among prostate cancer patients undergoing a biopsy, those with metabolic syndrome tended to have a lower Gleason score compared to those without the syndrome.
October 2008 in “The Journal of Urology” This article discusses the role of 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors in prostate cancer prevention and highlights a medical quandary, but it reports no new clinical findings.
September 2010 in “European Urology Supplements” Opioid use may lower PSA levels, suggesting a possible role in prostate cancer control; PSA testing is useful for detecting prostate cancer; serum triglycerides are not linked to prostate cancer risk; and higher urethral PSA levels may be associated with local hormone activity.
April 2012 in “The Journal of Urology” This study found that the detection rate of clinically insignificant prostate cancer increases with the number of repeat prostate biopsies in patients with persistently suspicious prostate cancer.
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September 2013 in “Urology” More biopsy cores and MRI before biopsy can improve prostate cancer detection.