Posted on January 18, 2016 by Sitemaster
According to the abstract of a newly published paper by Krouwel et al. in Urology (“the Gold Journal”), we now have formal evidence that most urology residents in at least The Netherlands feel that they receive insufficient training in the management of men with erectile dysfunction. … READ MORE …
Filed under: Living with Prostate Cancer, Management, Treatment | Tagged: counseling, dysfunction, function, sexual, skill, training | 7 Comments »
Posted on December 18, 2014 by Sitemaster
Now here’s some data that may cause a bit of a furore … so before the US-based urologists get upset, we’d like to point out that this is a Canadian study based on data from members of the Canadian urology community in a single, unidentified Canadian province! … READ MORE …
Filed under: Management, Treatment | Tagged: outcome, pathology, practice, site, surgery, training | 5 Comments »
Posted on October 22, 2014 by Sitemaster
A newly published study has added to the mounting evidence that resistance training and related exercises are a valuable complement to medical care for men on androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). … READ MORE …
Filed under: Living with Prostate Cancer, Management | Tagged: ADT, androgen deprivation, esistance, exercise, quality of life, training | 3 Comments »
Posted on November 19, 2012 by Sitemaster
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 …
Filed under: Living with Prostate Cancer, Management, Treatment | Tagged: ADT, androgen deprivation, QOL, quality of life, strength, training | Leave a comment »
Posted on July 22, 2011 by Sitemaster
A new study just published in The Lancet has reported that — among men who have urinary incontinence 6 weeks after a radical prostatectomy (RP) — formal one-on-one training of patients by expert therapists does not in fact reduce the rate of continence at 12 months compared to patients in a control group. … READ MORE …
Filed under: Living with Prostate Cancer, Management, Treatment | Tagged: continence, exercises, incontinence, Kegel, outcome, radical prostatectomy, randomized, training, trial | 4 Comments »
Posted on March 29, 2010 by Sitemaster
The “New” Prostate Cancer InfoLink has always believed that preoperative training of the pelvic floor muscles (using Kegel exercises) would be likely to improve recovery of continence after radical prostatectomy, … READ MORE …
Filed under: Living with Prostate Cancer, Management | Tagged: Kegel exercises, plevic floor muscle, surgery, training | 5 Comments »
Posted on May 19, 2009 by Sitemaster
Today’s reports address:
- How German prostate cancer specialists would treat themselves
- Identification of patients appropriate for focal therapy
- Italian management of men with an elevated PSA level
- Triple therapy for men with T3a,b disease … READ MORE …
Filed under: Diagnosis, Management, Treatment | Tagged: bias, elevated PSA, focal therapy, Italy, T3 disease, training | Leave a comment »
Posted on March 7, 2009 by Sitemaster
This weekend’s news includes items on:
- The ongoing major prostate cancer screening trials
- The changing landscape of first-line management for early stage, low risk prostate cancer
- Outcomes of RALP procedures in which surgical fellows participate
- Hypofractionation procedures in radiotherapeutic treatment
- The current state of sexual rehabilitation post-prostatectomy … READ MORE …
Filed under: Living with Prostate Cancer, Management, Risk, Treatment | Tagged: active surveillance, focal therapy, hypofractionation, outcomes, RALP, screening, sexual rehabilitation, training, trials | 2 Comments »