Back in 2014, the American Cancer Society (ACS) issued a really rather thorough set of guidelines on the long-term management of survivors after initial treatment for prostate cancer. … READ MORE …
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So there was a fascinating article in last October’s issue of Medical Economics that has just been brought to our attention. … READ MORE …
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The following article was just published by Ranjana Srivastava, MD, in The New England Journal of Medicine under the title “Dealing with uncertainty in a time of plenty.” … READ MORE …
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The August 15 issue of American Family Physician — supposedly one of the most widely read medical journals in America — carried an article by Mohan and Schellhammer entitled “Treatment options for localized prostate cancer.” Unfortunately the full text of this article is not available on line for the average reader. … READ MORE …
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There is no consensus about the appropriateness of widespread testing for risk of prostate cancer. While many guidelines recommend that primary care physicians have a structured conversation with their male patients about the appropriateness of such testing, we had not (before today) come across any sound guidance for the primary care community about how to have that discussion. … READ MORE …
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