A research letter in the Journal of the American Medical Association reports a major uptake in the application of active surveillance as a first-line form of management of prostate cancer across the Veterans Affairs health system here in the US since 2005. … READ MORE …
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If I happened to be a U.S. military veteran with or at risk for cancer (which I am not) or a senior official with the Veterans Administration, I would likely be more than a little distressed by a recent article in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. … READ MORE …
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Today’s prostate cancer news contains important information for Vietnam veterans from a study carried out on the incidence of prostate cancer among veterans cared for through the Northern California VA Health System. It is also of considerable significance regarding prostate cancer risk among the Vietnamese people. … READ MORE …
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