Posted on July 13, 2017 by Sitemaster
Many readers of this blog site might find this video (or the transcript) to be informative … or just entertaining. It’s primarily intended for physicians and their support staff.
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Posted on April 17, 2017 by Sitemaster
A newly published article on the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine offers some helpful guidance to primary care physicians on the subject of prostate cancer diagnosis and its management. … READ MORE …
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Posted on March 17, 2017 by Sitemaster
In a recent opinion piece in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Dr. Anthony D’Amico (a prostate cancer specialist for whom we have great respect) has again aired his concerns about risk for progression to metastatic disease among men on active surveillance. … READ MORE …
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Posted on March 10, 2017 by Sitemaster
The following article was originally published in the ASCO Connection magazine on February 22, 2017 (click here for the original). It was written by Anne Katz, RN, PhD, FAAN, … READ MORE …
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Posted on February 20, 2017 by Sitemaster
For those who are interested, the Answer Cancer Foundation has let us know that they will be holding an educational conference call/webinar at 8:00 pm Eastern (5:00 pm Pacific) today on the subject of bipolar androgen therapy in the treatment of advanced prostate cancer. … READ MORE …
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Posted on November 11, 2015 by Sitemaster
Slowly but surely we are seeing increasing recognition in the clinical community of the need to ensure that prostate cancer patients and their spouses/partners really understand the likely consequences of treatment. … READ MORE …
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Posted on October 7, 2015 by Sitemaster
Unsurprisingly, your sitemaster’s interest was piqued by a paper in BMC Health Services Research on the use of patient educational technology (PET) as a core component of their clinical practice in prostate cancer management by two urology practices in Calgary, Canada. … READ MORE …
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