Psychosocial care for prostate cancer survivors

A recent review of psychosocial care and prostate cancer survivorship originally appeared this year in the journal Translational Andrology and Urology. … READ MORE …

“Psychosocial interventions in prostate cancer offer limited benefits”

The heading above is the title of a Reuters-generated article on the Medcape Oncology web site. The article is based on a new review article just published in BJU International. … READ MORE …

Learning to live with the “new normal” … or avoid it if you can

Very, very, very slowly it appears that we are starting to see some serious interest in research into the psychosocial impact of prostate cancer and its treatment on men and their close family members and/or intimate partners. … READ MORE …

Psychosocial distress at diagnosis and 12 months later

Every prostate cancer patient (and many patients subsequently found not to have prostate cancer) have been through the psychological and social distress associated with the risk of a diagnosis of prostate cancer. It’s no fun. … READ MORE …