Three papers published on line in the Journal of Urology last week have meaningful implications for greater standardization of the ways physicians need to make decisions about the appropriate identification, selection, and management of candidates for active surveillance as compared to immediate therapy. … READ MORE …
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Apparently Ferring Pharmaceuticals has finally been able to get Firmagon® approved as the new trade (brand) name for degarelix (their new LHRH antagonist) here in the USA. This is the same brand name as is used in Europe. Who knows why it took so long! The media release doesn’t say.
In other news reports today we comment on studies dealing with:
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Over the past couple of years, Baker and colleagues at the University of Leicester in England have developed and “operationalized” what appears to be a relatively sophisticated survey system to rate patient and spouse/partner/caregiver experiences from initial assessment of risk for prostate cancer through post-treatment follow-up. The “New” Prostate Cancer InfoLink thinks that a similar survey might be useful in the USA and other countries! … READ MORE …
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Spencer et al. have evaluated the quality of cancer care received by patients diagnosed with prostate cancer based on nationally representative samples. The “New” Prostate Cancer InfoLink considers this paper to be a critically important publication, defining issues that need to be addressed by hospitals, by the American Urological Association, and by the American Society for Therapeutic Radiation Oncology. It is clear from this paper that greater consistency in quality of care is essential, even if steps are already being taken in this direction. … READ MORE …
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THE "NEW" PROSTATE CANCER INFOLINK 