The idea that most men will recover meaningful erectile and sexual function after treatment for prostate cancer has long been disputed by many in the patient community. We now seem to have some better data supporting the patient perspective. … READ MORE …
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A researcher at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) College of Nursing is conducting a study to better understand supportive care needs and quality of life among individuals with ADVANCED forms of prostate cancer. If you live in the USA or its territories and are a patient with ADVANCED (i.e., recurrent, non-localized, or metastatic) prostate cancer, you are potentially eligible to participate. … READ MORE …
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A recent paper from a large Swedish research group has addressed patient satisfaction and the management of localized prostate cancer — with a specific, inclusive focus on the satisfaction of men initially managed on active surveillance. … READ MORE …
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Black males have high rates of incidence and mortality associated with prostate cancer … significantly higher than Caucasians of similar ages. Thus, Black male patients are more likely to require androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for prostate cancer (PCa), and suffer associated side effects (including loss of muscle mass, weakness, fatigue, and reduced quality of life [QoL]). … READ MORE …
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A recently reported study offers us data from a cohort of nearly 800 men in Norway, all diagnosed in 2004 with localized or locally advanced prostate cancer and then surveyed for quality of life in October 2006. … READ MORE …
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Men with locally recurrent prostate cancer after first-line external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) have historically had three options for second-line treatment: salvage radical prostatectomy, salvage cryoablation, and salvage brachytherapy. … READ MORE …
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In a poster today at the Genitourinary Cancers Symposium, data was presented on 4-year follow-up of quality of life (QOL) among men treated with conformal proton beam radiation therapy (PBRT). … READ MORE …
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