Longer life or quality of life? What do newly diagnosed patients really want?

A third, and interesting, late-breaking poster to be presented at the upcoming annual meeting of the American Urological Association looked into patient perspectives on quality of life as opposed to quantity of life in prostate cancer treatment decision making. … READ MORE …

Of cost, quality, and care for low-risk prostate cancer

A newly published study in the Annals of Internal Medicine has offered an analysis of the cost-effectiveness of “observation” as compared to immediate initial treatment for men diagnosed with low-risk, localized prostate cancer. … READ MORE …