Verification bias can influence the interpretation of the most important screening test for prostate cancer, measurement of prostate-specific antigen (PSA). Such bias arises when the presence or absence of prostate cancer has not been verified by prostate biopsy in all subjects in the screened population. In this issue of the Journal, Punglia et al. report on how verification bias alters the se...

BACKGROUND: The incidence of bladder and prostate cancer continues to rise, with little accompanying improvement in management strategies. Opportunities exist for testing various types of chemopreventive interventions. METHODS: The authors review the biology of progression to invasive disease for cancers of the bladder and the prostate and identify intermediate disease and surrogate endpoint ma...

PURPOSE We analyzed factors associated with early recovery of continence after laparoscopic radical prostatectomy. MATERIALS AND METHODS Among 467 patients treated with laparoscopic radical prostatectomy for localized prostate cancer between 2007 and 2012, 249 patients who underwent a preoperative urodynamic study were enrolled. The patients' age, prostate volume, preoperative serum prostate-...