Your sitemaster has long had concerns about the real value of decision aids in helping men to think about and come to conclusions about controversial issues in the diagnosis and management of prostate cancer. … READ MORE …
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We are delighted to note that the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has now endorsed 66 of the 68 guidelines issued in April 2017 on the treatment of localized prostate cancer by a joint working group from the American Uriological Association (AUA), the American Society of Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), and the Society for Urologic Oncology (SUO). … READ MORE …
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Now here is a very interesting set of data from (admittedly) a small pilot study by a group of Italian researchers. … READ MORE …
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As regular readers will be aware, your sitemaster is a tad obsessed with the quality of “care” that patients receive from their healthcare providers (as opposed to “just” the quality of their diagnosis and treatment). … READ MORE …
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An article in Oncology Nurse Advisor notes that “Black and white men prioritize certain treatment-related factors differently when considering prostate cancer treatment options.” … READ MORE …
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“Don’t underestimate patients” is a new blog post on The Health Care Blog web site by George Berger, who is a regular commentator on the posts on this web site. … READ MORE …
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Some of the most interesting data on the management of prostate cancer seem to be coming out of Australia in recent years — and the newly reported data from the ProCare trial is a case in point. … READ MORE …
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The following is (slightly edited) report by Jeffrey J. Tomaszewski, MD, on behalf of UroToday.com, of a state-of-the-art lecture by David Penson, MD, presented at the annual meeting of the American Urological Association (AUA) in Orlando. We hope that UroToday will forgive us for this direct “theft”, but the topic is one of enormous relevance to the patient community. … READ MORE …
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A report in Family Medicine gives us some insight into the views of primary care physicians (PCPs) with respect to PSA testing for prostate cancer risk and the appropriate roles of the patient and the physician in the decision to have or not have PSA tests. … READ MORE …
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