PSMA & Newly-Diagnosed

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0:48 What is a PSMA scan and what is it used for?

1:51 What are 3T and 1.5T MRI's?

3:00 Can PSMA scans be used to guide targeted biopsies?

3:50 Are PSMA scans ever approved for early stage disease?

5:13 Are there situations when a 3T MRI is used instead of PSMA?

7:47 Can PSMA scans be used to shorten the course of hormone therapy?

10:15 Do patients ever forego hormone therapy after a PSMA scan?

11:29 How is PSMA monitored in someone foregoing hormone therapy?

12:50 What exactly does it mean to be "cured" of prostate cancer?

13:36 Do PSMA scans work for every patient?

14:43 Can those who PSMA doesn't work still forego hormone therapy?

16:28 Alex's conclusion


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