One of the problems with prostate cancer is that it can take many years for the disease to develop from a very small group of cells in a man’s prostate into a disorder that has actual clinical significance. … READ MORE …
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They haven’t tried this on an actual patient yet (or at least, if they have, it hasn’t been reported) but a group at the University of Washington in Seattle is investigating the potential of low-dose, alternating electric current as a possible treatment for early stage prostate cancer. … READ MORE …
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Spencer et al. have evaluated the quality of cancer care received by patients diagnosed with prostate cancer based on nationally representative samples. The “New” Prostate Cancer InfoLink considers this paper to be a critically important publication, defining issues that need to be addressed by hospitals, by the American Urological Association, and by the American Society for Therapeutic Radiation Oncology. It is clear from this paper that greater consistency in quality of care is essential, even if steps are already being taken in this direction. … READ MORE …
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THE "NEW" PROSTATE CANCER INFOLINK 