BJU Int. 2010 Feb 11. [Epub ahead of print] Development of a scale to assess patient misperceptions about treatment choices for localized prostate cancer. Beydoun HA, Mohan R, Beydoun MA, Davis J, Lance R, Schellhammer P. Graduate Program in Public Health, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA, USA. Study Type …
The problem with surveillance in the young man with prostate cancer
You make a decision to do nothing based on the potential of inaccurate information. (A biopsy that undergrades the disease) What you see is not what you get. Gleason Score And Laterality Concordance Between Prostate Biopsy And Prostatectomy Specimens 27 Feb 2010 UroToday.com - Treatment decisions in prostate cancer are guided by Gleason grade and laterality (unilateral …
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prostate cancer prevention? I’d rather just be lucky
I have eaten a million tomatos (lycopene galore) and I still got it-go figure Prostate Cancer and Enlarged Prostate – Causes, Symptoms, Prevention and Treatment We know that starting at age 40, the levels of the by-product prolactin of testosterone of men increases, stimulating the production of the enzyme 5-alpha reductase that causes the …
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Your prostate cancer decision is all about “who you are.”
Friday, 26 February 2010 Tom Baker Cancer Center, Psychosocial Resources, 2202 2nd St SW, Calgary, AB T2S 3C1. john.robinson@albertahealthservices.ca This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it To highlight the role of psychosocial variables in treatment decision making for patients with localized prostate cancer and how family physicians can …
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Top ten prostate cancer myths
Prostate Cancer The Top Ten Prostate Cancer Myths What Are the Most Important Commonly Held Misconceptions About Prostate Cancer? By Matthew Schmitz, M.D., About.com Guide Updated February 23, 2009 About.com Health's Disease and Condition content is reviewed by the Medical Review Board Myth #1 - Prostate cancer1 is common, but few men actually die from it.In fact, …
Clark Howard on his prostate cancer-“Naturally, he said, if things really go bad, he will have treatment.”
How is Clark Howard one year after prostate cancer announcement? 4:34 pm February 24, 2010, by Rodney Ho A year ago, on his radio program, self-described cheapskate Clark Howard said he had prostate cancer. Fortunately, he said, it was not an aggressive version and he is not getting worse. “I’m in great shape,” he said …
Prostate cancer and sarcasm-Mom I know you are listening.
Sarcasism-The lowest form of wit?
Golf/prostates and robots: A slice will listen to you, a hook won’t listen to a damn thing you say
Similar Outcomes In Both Open And Laparoscopic Prostate Surgery 22 Feb 2010 Of the 200,000 men newly diagnosed with prostate cancer each year in the United States, about one-third will undergo surgical treatment. Although open radical prostatectomy (ORP) is regarded as the standard treatment, laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP) with or without robotic assistance is becoming …
Why rob banks? That’s where the money is.
Barbers and prostate cancer education-jluque@georgiasouthern.edu The goal of this pilot study was to assess the feasibility of training barbers to deliver a brief culturally and literacy appropriate prostate cancer educational intervention to urban African American men. Eight barbers received training to deliver a 2-month educational intervention in the barbershop and completed pre- and posttest training assessments. …
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women know more about the prostate than the male….it has to do with having had pelvic exams
Prostate Cancer That Women Should Know Women Adjoin Prostate Cancer, a prostate blight abutment accumulation geared appear allowance women and families afflicted by prostate cancer, wants to accomplish abiding every woman knows the facts about the disease. Beneath are the top 10 things women should know: 1. What is a prostate? The prostate is a …
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