The Prolaris Test Gave Me Information I Needed September 9, 2020 Byron Sparkman, 65, began getting his PSA levels checked about 10 years ago due to his family cancer history. His mother had breast cancer and his father had p... Continue Reading
New Treatment Options Available September 9, 2020 Every man with prostate cancer deserves to know his germline BRCA 1/2 status and recent changes now make that possible and easier than ever. Medicare has expan... Continue Reading
Genetic Testing Changed My Life September 4, 2020 After a visit with his family doctor, John Earp had a PSA of 13.96. With this new possible diagnosis of prostate cancer, he began to worry thinking about his e... Continue Reading
Medicare Expands Coverage for BRACAnalysis CDx in Prostate Cancer September 1, 2020 Myriad Genetics, a leader in molecular diagnostics and precision medicine, announced that Medicare has expanded coverage for BRACAnalysis CDx® for men with pr... Continue Reading
Not All Prostate Cancer is the Same March 26, 2020 Up to 1 in 6 prostate cancers are hereditary. If you have hereditary prostate cancer, your children and siblings have a 50% chance of having the same genetic m... Continue Reading
2020 Prostate Cancer Statistics March 26, 2020 Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer diagnosis and the third leading cause of cancer death in American men. According to the American Cancer Societ... Continue Reading
A Message from Myriad Regarding COVID-19 March 19, 2020 A Message from Myriad Regarding COVID-19 In light of the public health preparedness efforts currently underway, Myriad’s top priorities are protecting the... Continue Reading
Once You Establish These Advanced Prostate Cancer Clinics, It's Easy to… February 15, 2020 Dr. Benjamin Lowntritt, Director of the Prostate Cancer Care Program at Chesapeake Urology, shares his success in setting up advanced prostate cancer clinics... Continue Reading
Having a Negative MRI Does Not Mean That You Don't Have a Significant Cancer. February 15, 2020 Dr. David Morris discusses the evolution of MRI in prostate cancer and reviews scenarios where MRI may be best suited. The impact MRI has on biops... Continue Reading
How Do You Get Experienced Urologists to Engage in the New Norm For Prostate Cancer? February 15, 2020 Listen to how Dr. Jason Hafron from the Michigan Institute of Urology, found his passion for Urologic care at a young age and how he has since become an infl... Continue Reading
When You Bring in a Partner, It’s the Unknown February 15, 2020 Is your practice considering an acquisition? Listen along as Dr. Mike Gambla from Central Ohio Urology Group shares his experience with private equity acquis... Continue Reading
If We Focus on Taking Care of The Patient, Everything Else Will Take Care of Itself February 15, 2020 E. Scot Davis, CEO of Arkansas Urology talks through his experience creating men’s health clinics and advanced treatment pathways to improve the competitiv... Continue Reading
Now We Can Look at Patients and Help Determine If They Need Treatment at All February 15, 2020 Listen to Dr. Jonathan Henderson, CEO of Regional Urology Shreveport Louisiana as he discusses his experience with being an early adopter of hereditary cance... Continue Reading
Genetics Is Impacting Every Aspect of Healthcare Now February 15, 2020 Sarah Nielsen, a genetic counselor from the University of Chicago, discusses the importance of educating physicians about how genetics and family history imp... Continue Reading
Gleason Grading Is Good to an Extent… February 15, 2020 Dr. Todd Cohen, VP of Medical Affairs at Myriad Genetics and Dr. Mark Edney, Medical Director at Peninsula Institute for Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery dis... Continue Reading