It will come as no particular surprise that men who have had complications after a prior biopsy tend to be less enthusiastic when it is suggested that they need another one. However, … … READ MORE …
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Sometimes it’s easier to blame the patient than it is to blame the medical system, and so that’s what people often do. But if one is going to blame the patient, then one really ought to have data to back it up. … READ MORE …
Filed under: Living with Prostate Cancer, Management, Treatment | Tagged: active, care, compliance, follow-up, plan, surveillance | 3 Comments »
A new study by Ohri et al. (with additional information in The ASCO Post) found that for certain cancers, there was a 22 percent non-compliance rate at the Montefiore/Albert Einstein Cancer Center in New York. Non-compliant patients extended their total treatment time by about a week. … READ MORE …
Filed under: Living with Prostate Cancer, Management, Treatment | Tagged: compliance, non-compliance, outcome, radiation | 5 Comments »
THE "NEW" PROSTATE CANCER INFOLINK 