I recently returned from a meeting of the Technology and Publications Committee of the Urology Care Foundation. This is the official foundation of the American Urological Association, which provides educational materials and other resources for patients. One particularly impressive resource that our committee oversees is the patient magazine called Urology Health Extra. Here is a… Read More
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Zurl H, Korn SM, Pohl KK, Qian Z, Piccolini A, Iyer HS, Leapman MS, Ahyai S, Shariat SF, Trinh QD, Thiel CL, Loeb S, Cole AP. “Estimating the Carbon Emissions of a Single Prostate-specific Antigen Test: Results from a Cradle-to-grave Life Cycle Assessment” Eur Urol Focus. 2025 Aug 1:S2405-4569(25)00211-1. PMID: 40753028. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40753028/
Zurl H, Qian Z, Stelzl DR, Dagnino F, Korn SM, Labban M, Lipsitz SR, Leitsmann M, Ahyai S, Ellimoottil C, Loeb S, Iyer HS, Trinh QD, Cole AP. “Carbon Emissions From Patient Travel for Health Care” JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Mar 3;8(3):e252513. PMID: 40163116. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40163116/
Cole AP, Qian Z, Gupta N, Leapman M, Zurl H, Trinh QD, Sherman JD, Loeb S, Iyer HS. “Urology on a changing planet: links between climate change and urological disease” Nat Rev Urol. 2025 Apr;22(4):208-222. PMID: 39875561. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39875561/
Hua Q, Bauer SR, Stopsack KH, Fu BC, Shreves AH, McGrath CB, Loeb S, Mucci LA, Lagiou P. “Western Dietary Pattern, Prudent Dietary Pattern, and Cancer-Specific Quality of Life in Prostate Cancer Survivors in the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study” Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2026 Mar 2;35(3):438-446. PMID: 41416861. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41416861/
Hull SC, Mszar R, Ostfeld RJ, Ferrucci LM, Mucci LA, Giovannucci E, Loeb S. “Diet and Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer: JACC: CardioOncology State-of-the-Art Review” JACC CardioOncol. 2025 Oct;7(6):649-667. PMID: 40879583. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40879583/
Lin PH, Burwell AD, Giovannucci EL, Loeb S, Chan JM, Tuttle B, Nunzio C, Bjartell A, Aronson W, Freedland SJ. “Dietary Patterns in Prostate Cancer Prevention and Management: A Systematic Review of Prospective Cohort Studies and Randomized Clinical Trials” Eur Urol. 2025 Aug 19:S0302-2838(25)00433-6. PMID: 40835500. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40835500/
Loeb S, Borin JF, Venigalla G, Narasimman M, Gupta N, Cole AP, Amin K. “Plant-based diets and urological health” Nature Reviews Urology. 2024 Oct 7. PMID: 39375468. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39375468/
Saunders J, Giri VN, Vadaparampil S, Rivera A, Sanchez Nolasco T, Rangel Camacho M, Byrne N, Owens K, Santacatterina M, Loeb S. “Impact of variants of uncertain significance on decision making about genetic testing for Hispanic males” Genet Med Open. 2025 Dec 1;4:103480. PMID: 41540976. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41540976/
Korn SM, Qian Z, Zurl H, Hansen N, Pohl KK, Stelzl D, Dagnino F, Lipsitz S, Zhang J, Kibel AS, Moore CM, Kilbridge KL, Shariat SF, Loeb S, Vargas HA, Trinh QD, Cole AP. “Geographic variability in contemporary utilization of PET imaging for prostate cancer: a medicare claims cohort study.” Cancer Imaging. 2025 Jul 4;25(1):86…. Read More
Korn SM, Qian Z, Zurl H, Piccolini A, Pohl KK, Lipsitz S, Zhang J, Kibel AS, Moore CM, Rana HQ, Kilbridge KL, Shariat SF, Loeb S, Trinh QD, Cole AP. “Disparities in tissue-based biomarker testing among US Medicare beneficiaries with prostate cancer” JNCI Cancer Spectr. 2025 Jul 1;9(4):pkaf051. PMID: 4037823. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40378235/
Abusamra SM, Cholán VO, Giri VN, Vadaparampil ST, Pérez-Rosas V, Rivera A, Nolasco TS, Camacho MR, Byrne N, Loeb S. “Quality of English- and Spanish-language online content about prostate cancer genetics: Insights into potential contributors to prostate cancer disparities” BJUI Compass. 2025 Mar 23;6(3):e70011. PMID: 40129444. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40129444/
McKay RR, Maughan BL, Morgans AK, Shore ND, Yu EY, Madan RA, Berchuck JE, Carthon BC, Finkelstein SE, Gomella L, Gorin MA, Hahn AW, Loeb S, Narayan VK, Petrylak DP, Ryan CJ, Tawagi K, Tran PT, Dorff T. “Evolving strategies in prostate cancer: Emerging approaches and unmet needs from the Bridging the Gaps in Prostate… Read More
Grier AL, Briers E, White RE, Barocas DA, Chen RC, Ilie G, Loeb S, Barata PC. “Balancing Cure and Quality of Life: Navigating Functional Outcomes in Localized Prostate Cancer” Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book. 2026 Feb;46(2):6. PMID: 41784324. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41784324/
Ilori T, Gerber K, Burke S, Shimada A, Ali A, Loeb S, Yutong L, Lazar M, Rosenblum NG, Anne PR, Simone NL. “Intimacy After Diagnosis: Navigating Sexual Health Conversations and Disparities Among Cancer Survivors” Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2026 Feb 14:10499091261425190. PMID: 41689813. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41689813/
Gupta N, Wittmann D, Skolarus TA, Nelson CJ, Loeb S, Mulhall JP. “Facing the challenges in implementing sexual health guidelines for cancer survivors” J Sex Med. 2026 Jan 5;23(1):qdaf322. PMID: 41489196. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41489196/
Hua Q, Bauer SR, Stopsack KH, Fu BC, Shreves AH, McGrath CB, Loeb S, Mucci LA, Lagiou P. “Western Dietary Pattern, Prudent Dietary Pattern, and Cancer-Specific Quality of Life in Prostate Cancer Survivors in the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study” Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2026 Mar 2;35(3):438-446. PMID: 41416861. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41416861/
Loeb S, Rangel Camacho M, Sanchez Nolasco T, Byrne N, Rivera A, Ramirez J, Anampa-Guzmán A, Singh R, Berger S, Olaoluwa HA, Gonzalez Pupo D, Casellas J, Persily J, Perez-Rosas V, Barlow L, Langford AT, Gomez SL, Chan JM. “Classification of Inaccurate Information About Prostate Cancer on Social Media in English and Spanish” Eur Urol… Read More
Loeb S, Rangel Camacho M, Sanchez Nolasco T, Byrne N, Rivera A, Barlow L, Chan JM, Gomez S, Langford AT. “Downstream Impact of Social Media Use and Variable Quality of Online Information About Prostate Cancer” Eur Urol Oncol. 2025 Oct 16:S2588-9311(25)00240-8. PMID: 41107104. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41107104/
Morgans AK, Loeb S. “Shining a Light in the Darkness: Exploring Treatment Burden in Genitourinary Oncology” Eur Urol. 2025 Jul;88(1):21-22. PMID: 39875271. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39875271/
Loeb S, Gupta N, Wittmann D, Nelson CJ, Mulhall JP, Salter CA, Byrne N, Nolasco TS, Zebib L, Garrett L, Rivera A, Schofield E. “Sexual health among female partners of patients with prostate cancer” J Sex Med. 2025 Apr 8;22(3):543-544. PMID: 39801422. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39801422/
Oh WK, Agarwal N, Bryce A, Barata P, Bugler C, Carlsson SV, Cornell B, Dahut W, George D, Loeb S, Montgomery B, Morris D, Mucci LA, Omlin A, Palapattu G, Riaz IB, Ryan C, Schoen MW. “Washington SL 3rd, Gillessen S.What’s in a Name? Why Words Matter in Advanced Prostate Cancer” European Urology. 2024 Oct… Read More
Loeb S, Robbins R, Sanchez-Nolasco T, Byrne N, Ruan A, Rivera A, Gupta N, Kenfield SA, Chan JM, Van Blarigan EL, Carter P, Jean-Louis G, Orstad SL. “Sleep and health improvement programme (SHIP) for patients with prostate cancer and caregivers” BJUI Compass. 2024 Aug 31;5(10):976-985. PMID: 39416756. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39416756/
Loeb S, Agarwal N, El-Chaar N, de Ruiter L, Kim J, Mack J, Thompson B, Rich-Zendel S, Sheldon J, Joo JS, Dyson J. “Barriers and Facilitators of Treatment Intensification in Metastatic Castration-Sensitive Prostate Cancer” JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Oct 1;8(10):e2535728. PMID: 41066126 Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41066126/
Carlsson SV, Barata PC, Bryce AH, George DJ, Gillessen S, Loeb S, Montgomery B, Morris D, Riaz IB, Palapattu G, Schoen MW, Washington Iii SL, Cornell B, Levine R, Aggarwal P, McGowan T, Cotter M, Thompson B, Devgan G, Russell D, Kuperman G, Lenero E, Iwata K, Miyahira AK, Soule HR, Carithers G, Oh WK,… Read More
Gillessen S, Turco F, Davis ID, Efstathiou JA, Fizazi K, James ND, Shore N, Small E, Smith M, Sweeney CJ, Tombal B, Zilli T, Agarwal N, Antonarakis ES, Aparicio A, Armstrong AJ, Bastos DA, Attard G, Axcrona K, Ayadi M, Beltran H, Bjartell A, Blanchard P, Bourlon MT, Briganti A, Bulbul M, Buttigliero C, Caffo… Read More
Cooperberg MR, Bihn JR, Culnan JM, La J, Goryachev SD, Chen DCR, Soloviev O, Lee G, Corrigan JK, Swinnerton KN, Nickols NG, Dulberger KN, Barata P, Bitting RL, Brophy MT, Cheng HH, De Hoedt A, Do NV, Freedland SJ, Garraway IP, Gaziano JM, Halabi S, Hauger RL, Loeb S, Nanus DM, Rebbeck TR, Rettig MB,… Read More