… You are going to need to be cautious in using this new tool, as explained below. … READ MORE …
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Yes, you can now check your prostate cancer surgeon’s complication rates, but …
Posted on July 14, 2015 by Sitemaster
Does “changing urologists” improve outcomes after surgery?
Posted on February 24, 2014 by Sitemaster
In what appears to be a fascinating study from a group of researchers at the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore come data suggesting that patients who “changed urologists” had better short-term surgical outcomes after radical prostatectomy. So the question has to be, what did the research team mean by “changed urologists”? … READ MORE …
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Prostate cancer news reports: Friday, June 12, 2009
Posted on June 12, 2009 by Sitemaster
Todays news reports adddress:
- Surgeon and hospital volume and outcomes to radical prostatectomy
- Adverse events associated with the use of hypofractionated, dose-escalated, IMRT
- Quality of sexual function after external beam radiation therapy
- Percentage of positive biopsy cores and response to first-line hormone therapy … READ MORE …
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THE "NEW" PROSTATE CANCER INFOLINK 