Tag: Prostate Cancer
“Let’s talk Prostate Cancer” campaign launch
On Tuesday 12 November a new campaign “Let’s talk prostate cancer” was launched. An EU multi-stakeholder expert group on prostate cancer came together to set out recommendations on how the care for people affected by prostate cancer across Europe...
EMUC19: A multidisciplinary look at early detection of prostate cancer
Using the fortieth anniversary of the discovery of PSA as a starting point, EMUC19 began with a session on early prostate cancer detection. The session immediately demonstrated the multidisciplinary nature of the EMUC scientific programme, drawing on the expertise...
EAU: Focused strategy to encourage timely detection PCa
With a remarkable upturn in prostate cancer mortality, the time has come to encourage earlier detection says EAU Adjunct-Secretary General Prof. Hendrik Van Poppel (BE). “For years, prostate cancer screening was synonymous with overdiagnosis and overtreatment. However, with modern...
Results of EAU RF PRECISION study lead to changes in international prostate cancer diagnosis guidelines
The PRECISION Trial is a landmark study evaluating MRI and MRI-targeted biopsy compared to standard TRUS biopsy in men with suspected prostate cancer who have not had a biopsy before. The study was published in the New England Journal...
PCa19: Two days of total immersion in all the latest treatment options for prostate cancer
Participants of PCa19 can expect two days of immersion in all the latest treatment options for prostate cancer, says Prof. Steven Joniau (Leuven, BE), member of the PCa19 Scientific Committee and one of the faculty members. Now in its...
EAU uniquely placed to help European urologists’ ambitions
Every year, the EAU meets with representatives from Europe’s national urological societies in Noordwijk, on the Dutch coast, for a discussion on how the EAU and the societies can help each other raise urological care across the continent. Topics...
New EAU Edu Platform delivers best topic-based content
With the abundance of online sources in the age of Google, reliable and concise content is king. Hence the inception of the new and improved EAU Edu Platform. An initiative by the European Association of Urology (EAU) in collaboration...
EMUC18: Updates on notable trials
Developments of notable trials were announced today during Plenary Session 06 New trials update: What we need to know which was chaired by Dr. Laurence Colette (BE), Dr. Ganesh Palapattu (US), Dr. Stephen Boorjian (US) and Dr. Alberto Bossi (FR). In his...
EMUC18: Finding durable solutions in prostate cancer management
Although in Europe the debate has begun on how to deliver uniform and quality care for prostate cancer (PCa) patients, healthcare experts and physicians are encountering deeply-rooted issues that range from financial costs, poor patient recruitment in key trials...
Roobol to tackle decision-making challenges in urology in Erasmus Trustfonds inaugural lecture
Renowned expert lecturer Prof. Monique Roobol will examine the challenges in using decision-making models in urology and the role of acquiring big data in prostate cancer detection and treatment in her inaugural lecture as endowed professor at the Erasmus...