According to an article from Kaiser Health News on the CNN web site today, “People with advanced cancer don’t know enough about their disease to make informed decisions about treatment or how they want to spend their remaining time.” … READ MORE …
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There is a perception among a lot of patients — especially when they get diagnosed — that having a high Gleason score of 8, 9, or 10 is essentially a “death sentence”, regardless of how they get treated. … READ MORE …
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According to a media release issued earlier today by ZERO — The End of Prostate Cancer in conjunction with Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc., “Prostate cancer impacts sex lives more than any other aspect of patients’ lives.” … READ MORE …
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According to preliminary data from a survey of prostate cancer patients in France and the UK, the key finding was that 72 percent of the participants “did not want the treatment for their condition to impact their lives.” … READ MORE …
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