Similar cancer detection rates seen for transperineal versus transrectal biopsy, but reduction in infections seen for transperineal. (HealthDay News) — For patients with suspicion for prostate ...

In a new trial, published in Lancet Oncology and funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), researchers recruited 1,126 men from around the UK who were undergoing ...

References: Hu JC, Assel M, Allaf ME, et al. Transperineal vs transrectal prostate biopsy—The PREVENT randomized clinical trial. JAMA Oncol.Published online September 19, 2024. doi:10.1001 ...

In a prostate biopsy, prostate gland tissue is taken out with a biopsy needle. Or it is taken out during surgery. The tissue is checked to see if there are cancer or other abnormal cells in the ...

A transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy is a surgical procedure used to obtain tissue cores in order to diagnose or exclude the presence of cancer. As such, the technique carries its own ...

INTRODUCTION. Prostate cancer (PCa) is the second most frequently diagnosed cancer in males worldwide, ranking first in Europe and the United States ().In recent years, the incidence of PCa has been ...

However, there is reason to think the status quo will change, Dr. Hu said, noting the switch to transperineal prostate biopsies in Norway after a man died after a routine transrectal prostate biopsy.

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in the developed world. The most widely used method of diagnosing prostate cancer involves a biopsy that passes a needle through the lining of the lower bowel ...