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UCSF urologists Maurice Garcia and Peter Carroll's recently developed app (Kegel Nation), which helps monitor Kegel exercise regimens, is now available in iTunes...

Stacey A. Kenfield, ScD, Assistant Professor, Urology, UCSF published an important article in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute late last year showing how vigorous exercise and other healthy habits may protect men from developing lethal prostate cancer.

Davide Ruggero, PhD, and colleagues recently reported on a mechanism that may help explain how prostate cancers develop resistance to drugs that block tumor growth.

A UCSF database that has helped transform the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer marks its 20th anniversary this year.

Lead Author Stacey Kenfield, ScD, Assistant Professor, UCSF Urology publishes findings to further support a healthy lifestyle including vigorous exercise is a key factor in decreasing the risk of lethal prostate cancer.  Read full story

Dr. Chan appears on KQED's Forum...

 Drs. Matthew Truesdale, Michael Leapman, and Sima Porten shined at this year’s AUA Western Section, held this year in Indian Wells, CA.    

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