Prostatepedia
A list of article published by Charles "Snuffy" Myers, MD
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Advanced Treatment - July 2017
In this month's issue Dr. Myers talks about some of the new prostate cancer treatment that seam to hold the most promise. Some of the areas covered are in the fields of urology, immunotherapy, … more
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Prevention and Screening - June 2017
This month's Prostatepedia talks about Prevention and Screening. The information in this article is for everyone that has been diagnosed with prostate cancer as well as those that will be screened … more
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Big Data - May 2017
This month’s issue of Prostatepedia is concerned with the use of big data and how big data can be used to predict and treat all types of cancer. The fact that all the big players – Google, Amazon, … more
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Prostate Cancer and bone - April 2017
This month, Dr Myers talks about two major issues in the relationship between prostate cancer and bone. First, bone is a primary site to which metatatic prostate cancer spreads. He discuss treatment … more
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Genetic and Molecular mechanisms - March 2017
This month, we’re talking about our understanding of the genetic and molecular mechanisms driving prostate cancer. If we can understand how cancer differs from your body’s normal tissues, we can … more
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Prostate Cancer and your Heart - February 2017
It is almost impossible to think of prostate cancer without considering cardiovascular disease. Cardiovascular disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in men over the age of 60—the age … more
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Immunotherapy -January 2017
This month we’re talking about advances in prostate cancer immunotherapy. The interviews are informative and lucid— quite an achievement as cancer immunotherapy is quite complex. One important … more
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Prostate Cancer Recurrence - December 2016
Treating recurrent prostate cancer is a major focus in my clinic, the American Institute for Diseases of the Prostate (AIDP). I started seeing patients with recurrent disease in 1994 at the … more
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Active Surveillance - November 2016
This issue, one of our largest, is devoted to active surveillance. There are multiple reasons for the extensive set of interviews contained in this issue. First, most men diagnosed with prostate … more
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Before & After Surgery - October 2016
Dr. Myers talks about with the use of MRI as opposed to transrectal ultrasoud has significantly change the way that radical prostatectomy. There are many studies showing the advantage of using MRI. … more