Search results for "Prostate Cancer"
Patients and priorities in prostate cancer care
Prostate cancer requires men to work through a multitude of treatment options, and if the patient ends up settling on active surveillance, then the internist's role is even more important moving forward.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/11/patients-and-priorities-in-prostate-cancer-care.htm
1 Nov 2017
Make screening for prostate cancer an individual choice, USPSTF says
Prostate-specific antigen-based screening programs in men ages 55 to 69 years may prevent approximately 1.3 deaths from prostate cancer over approximately 13 years per 1,000 men screened, as well as approximately three cases of metastatic prostate cancer per 1,000 men screened, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/05/15/1.htm
15 May 2018
Oral drug for postpartum depression approved
This column reviews recent recalls, alerts, and approvals.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/10/oral-drug-for-postpartum-depression-approved.htm
1 Oct 2023
Surgery performs better than radiotherapy for non-metastatic prostate cancer
Surgery was associated with better survival than radiotherapy in men with non-metastatic prostate cancer, according to a large observational study with follow-up as long as 15 years.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/03/11/5.htm
11 Mar 2014
OTC birth control pill, naloxone gain approval
This column reviews recent recalls, alerts, and approvals.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/09/otc-birth-control-pill-naloxone-gain-approval.htm
1 Sep 2023
Guidelines suggest more informed consent for prostate cancer screening
MKSAP Quiz: optimal management of coronary artery disease
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/03/09/2.htm
9 Mar 2010
Sorting through the science of PSA screening
An expert clears up issues surrounding prostate cancer screening recommendations at Internal Medicine Meeting 2022.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/07/sorting-through-the-science-of-psa-screening.htm
1 Jul 2022
Prostate cancer treatment options result in similar 15-year outcomes
Functional outcomes among men undergoing prostatectomy or radiotherapy for prostate cancer differed at two and five years of follow-up, but significant differences were no longer present by 15 years, a study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/02/05/4.htm
5 Feb 2013
BPH drug may lower prostate cancer incidence, effect on mortality unknown
Survivors of childhood cancer treated with chest radiation may benefit from early breast cancer surveillance
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/04/06/4.htm
6 Apr 2010
Little difference found among prostate cancer treatments regarding clinical results, patient-reported outcomes
More men in the active-monitoring group developed metastases than in the surgery or radiotherapy groups, and there were higher rates of disease progression in the active-monitoring group than in the surgery or radiotherapy groups.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/09/20/2.htm
20 Sep 2016