We often hear — from patients themselves and also from spouses and partners — about what they see as a failure of some physicians to address the problems that they want to discuss … READ MORE …
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A new paper in Urologic Oncology describes what appears to be one of the first prospective cohort studies to examine treatment decision-making by newly diagnosed prostate cancer patients within a contemporary, racially diverse, equal access, multidisciplinary clinic setting. … READ MORE …
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A newly published article in the Journal of Clinical Oncology has reported that men being seen at specialized, multidisciplinary prostate cancer clinics are nearly twice as likely to accept initial active surveillance as men consulting individual practitioners. … READ MORE …
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The November issue of the Journal of Oncology Practice is significantly focused on experience to date from multidisciplinary cancer clinics, where patients are seen by a variety of relevant specialists during a single visit to the clinic. … READ MORE …
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The “New” Prostate Cancer InfoLink has long advocated for a multidisciplinary approach to the evaluation and management of newly diagnosed prostate cancer patients, while quietly bemoaning the general lack of such an approach in the community setting (as opposed to at least some of the large, academic prostate cancer clinics). … READ MORE …
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THE "NEW" PROSTATE CANCER INFOLINK 