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Manish Vira, MD

Director, Fellowship Program in Urologic Oncology
North Shore LIJ Health System
Assistant Professor of Urology
Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine

Recent Posts By: Manish Vira, MD

Radical Prostatectomy or Observation for Localized Prostate Cancer?

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In a landmark study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, Dr. Wilt and the PIVOT Study Group reported the results of the first randomized controlled study of radical prostatectomy versus observation for the treatment of prostate cancer in the modern PSA (prostate cancer screening) era. The study randomized 731 men with clinically localized… Read more »

Controversy Persists About Prostate Cancer Screening

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In 2009, the publication of the results of two large screening studies ignited the controversy over prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing and prostate cancer screening. Now, both studies have been updated and debate continues. This month, the New England Journal of Medicine published an update of the European Randomized Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer (ERSPC)… Read more »