Search results for "Prostate cancer"
Low-risk, low-PSA prostate cancer receiving aggressive interventions
And the winner is …
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/08/03/7.htm
3 Aug 2010
Safety nets catch at-risk patients
Brigham and Women's Hospital has seen positive results from creating ambulatory safety nets for patients at risk for cancer.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/01/safety-nets-catch-at-risk-patients.htm
1 Jan 2020
Letters to the Editor
Readers tell the College about their fears and hopes for the patient-centered medical home, as others fancifully reimagine how health care could be reconstructed.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/06/letters.htm
1 Jun 2009
Surgery associated with less prostate cancer mortality than surveillance
Radical prostatectomy was associated with fewer deaths from prostate cancer compared to watchful waiting, a Scandinavian study found. But the results may not apply in the U.S., where more prostate-specific antigen testing occurs.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/05/10/4.htm
10 May 2011
More patients undergoing active surveillance for lower-risk prostate cancers
Use of active surveillance or watchful waiting for prostate cancer rose from 2010 to 2018, although uptake was lower in men with multiple positive biopsy cores and those who were Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic, had a lower income, or lived in a rural area.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/04/11/4.htm
11 Apr 2023
In the News
New opioid therapy guidelines released; PFO closure may help migraines.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/04/in-the-news.htm
1 Apr 2009
Decision aids increased knowledge about prostate cancer but didn't affect screening rates
Decision aids improved participants' informed decision making about prostate cancer screening but did not change the actual screening rates, a study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/08/06/2.htm
6 Aug 2013
Catheters, infusion pumps recalled
This column reviews details on recent recalls, warnings, and approvals.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/02/catheters-infusion-pumps-recalled.htm
1 Feb 2021
Age, comorbidity should inform decisions on how to treat low- or intermediate- risk prostate cancer
Older men with prostate cancer and multiple major comorbid conditions are at high risk for other-cause mortality within 10 years of diagnosis and should consider this when deciding between conservative management and aggressive treatment for low- or intermediate-risk disease, a study concluded.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/05/21/2.htm
21 May 2013
Studies find rates of PSA screening, incidence of early-stage prostate cancer declining
An editorial called for personalized screening strategies that are tailored to a man's individual risk and preferences.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/11/24/1.htm
24 Nov 2015