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AUTHOR
Johannes Bruendl
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Accordance of Online Health Information on Prostate Cancer with the European Association of Urology Guidelines.
2017
<b><i>Background:</i></b> The internet is an emerging source of information for prostate cancer (PCa) patients. Since little is known about the quality of information on PCa provided online, we investigated its accordance to the latest European Association of Urology (EAU) guidelines. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> A total of 89 German web pages were included for analysis. A quality model classifying the provider of information and its expertise was introduced. Correctness of provided information was systematically compared to the EAU guidelines. <b><i>Results:</i></b> Information was provided by medical experts (41%), media (1…
Potential Candidates for Focal Therapy in Prostate Cancer in the Era of Magnetic Resonance Imaging-targeted Biopsy: A Large Multicenter Cohort Study.
2020
Focal therapy (FT) with its favorable side-effect profile represents an option between active surveillance and traditional whole-gland treatment in localized prostate cancer (PCa). Consensus statements recommend eligibility criteria based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-targeted and systematic combination biopsy.To estimate the future potential of FT by analyzing the number of men eligible for FT among all men with biopsy-proven PCa and to judge the potential of different energy sources.Consensus criteria on FT were analyzed. Patients with biopsy-proven PCa from six tertiary referral hospitals and one outpatient practice in Germany had received a software-based combination biopsy. Men w…