What is a Prostate Vanguard?
Prostate Oncology Specialists in Marina del Rey, CA is leading a movement to help men learn that they have options for their prostate cancer — Dr. Mark Scholz discusses this …
10 Myths of Prostate Cancer
BY MARK SCHOLZ, MD I have cared for prostate cancer patients for more than 20 years. Patients come to me with all kinds of wrong notions. Here are 10 of …
Is It Possible to Substitute a Scan for Prostate Biopsy?
BY MARK SCHOLZ, MD There are two different ways to do a prostate biopsy – targeted and random. The random 12-core prostate biopsy is standard and has been in use for over …
Elevated PSA From Screening: What to Do?
BY MARK SCHOLZ, MD The PSA assay, along with cholesterol and other tests, is a common component of the blood testing that occurs during a man’s annual physical examination. But …
Prostate Biopsy and Alternatives
BY MARK SCHOLZ, MD It seems we have a national passion for prostate biopsies. A million men are biopsied every year. Two hundred thousand of them will be diagnosed with prostate cancer …
Prostate Cancer – Starting at the Beginning
BY MARK SCHOLZ, MD After sitting down with a new patient Tom, a charming 80-year-old man who was recently found to have a prostate nodule and a PSA elevated up to 50, …
Evaluate PSA with Imaging, Not Random Biopsy: Avoiding Unnecessary Radical Treatment
BY MARK SCHOLZ, MD Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer in men. While some types of prostate cancer are life-threatening, some types are not. Recent media reports …
The Meaning of PSA
BY MARK SCHOLZ, MD As men get older, they almost all develop enlargement of the prostate. Invariably, PSA rises as a result. PSA comes both from the prostate gland and …
Alternatives to Random Biopsy for Prostate Cancer
BY MARK SCHOLZ, MD Your PSA is elevated. Now your doctor recommends a needle biopsy, 12 cores through the rectum to check for cancer in the prostate. Sounds icky but also logical …
Prostate Size Matters
BY MARK SCHOLZ, MD Everyone seems to think that a large prostate is bad. Large glands get blamed for just about any abnormal urinary symptom that occurs: discomfort, slow urination, frequent urination, …