An interesting article published a couple of week’s ago in the Medical Journal of Australia reports on “real world issues” related to the implementation of active surveillance (AS) in Oz. … READ MORE …
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According to a newly published article in BJU International, a new prostate cancer registry (Prostate Cancer Outcomes Registry — Australia and New Zealand or PCOR-ANZ) has been established to monitor outcomes of prostate cancer treatment and care “in a cost-effective manner”. … READ MORE …
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An article just published in the World Journal of Urology has suggested that rates of prostate cancer-specific mortality in Australia seem to have been unexpectedly higher than in the USA. … READ MORE …
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A newly published study in BJU International has reported on the application of active surveillance in Australia (and specifically in the state of Victoria) between 2008 and 2012. … READ MORE …
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The issue of sociodemographic inequality in the delivery of cancer care is well understood in America — and we don’t really know how to provide a high quality of care to those who are disadvantaged by economic factors, racial factors, or other demographic factors (such a rural vs. urban issues of access to care). … READ MORE …
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According to an article in BJU International, the State of Victoria, Australia, has initiated development of what appears to be a well-constructed, pilot, prostate cancer registry (PCR). Good for them! … READ MORE …
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A review article on issues affecting perceptions of prostate cancer among Black men of African, Afro-Caribbean, and African American ethnicity has highlit the very limited data available about prostate cancer, its diagnosis, and its management in males from specific ethnic groups inside and outside the USA. … READ MORE …
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Awareness of brachytherapy as a treatment for localized prostate cancer was revolutionized in the U.S. in 1996 — not by a doctor but by a patient. … READ MORE …
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According to a report in The Age this morning, the Australian government has announced the dedication of $7.5 million in funds for a new national prostate cancer research center. … READ MORE …
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