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Prostate Cancer

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Questioning the 10-Year Life Expectancy Rule for High-Grade Prostate Cancer: Comparative Effectiveness of Aggressive Vs Nonaggressive Treatment of High-Grade Disease in Older Men with Differing Comorbid Disease Burdens
Aggressive treatment of high-grade, clinically localized prostate cancer has substantial short-term survival benefits.
Jun 30, 2016
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Updated Trends in Imaging Use in Men Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer
There is widespread misuse of imaging tests in men with low-risk prostate cancer, particularly for CT. These findings highlight the need for examination of factors that drive decision making with respect to imaging in this setting.
Jan 1, 2014
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Validity of Race, Ethnicity, and National Origin in Population-Based Cancer Registries and Rapid Case Ascertainment Enhanced with a Spanish Surname List
Accurate information regarding race, ethnicity, and national origins is critical for identifying disparities in the cancer burden.
Jan 1, 2013
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Alliance of Support for Low-Income Latino Men with Prostate Cancer: God, Doctor and Self
Indigent Latino men with prostate cancer draw strength from their faith that helps them to cope with their disease.
Jul 13, 2010
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Responsiveness of the University of California-Los Angeles Prostate Cancer Index
This study found that a tool for measuring health in men with prostate cancer--the UCLA Prostate Cancer Index-was responsive to changes in patients' health-related quality of life.
Jun 1, 2010
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The Potential Impact of Comparative Effectiveness Research on U.S. Health Care Expenditures
Comparative effectiveness research (CER) has the potential to slow health care spending growth by focusing resources on health interventions that provide the most value.
Mar 1, 2010
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Caring for the Uninsured with Prostate Cancer: A Comparison of Four Policy Alternatives in California
The objective of the current study was to compare the cost-effectiveness of four policy alternatives in treating this population.
Jan 1, 2010
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Correlates of Bother Following Treatment for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer
Findings of this study suggest that measurement of health related quality of life after prostate cancer treatment should incorporate the distress that patients experience from urinary, sexual, and bowel problems resulting from prostate cancer treatment.
Jan 1, 2010
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Hospice Use and High-Intensity Care in Men Dying of Prostate Cancer
This study assessed hospice use by men dying of prostate cancer and compared the use of high-intensity care between those who did or did not enroll in hospice. Those who enroll in hospice are less likely to receive high-intensity end-of-life care.
Jan 1, 2010
Journal Article
Improving Decisions for Men with Prostate Cancer: Translational Outcomes Research
Grouping men with prostate cancer by their baseline function for sexual, urinary and bowel domains helps to discern their likely levels of both and function after treatment.
Jan 1, 2010
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Quality of End-of-Life Care in Low-Income, Uninsured Men Dying of Prostate Cancer
The quality of end-of-life care was assessed in disadvantaged men prospectively enrolled in a public assistance program. That end-of-life care would be aggressive, moreso than recommended by quality-of-care guidelines, was hypothesized.
Jan 1, 2010
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Faith Among Low-Income, African American/black Men Treated for Prostate Cancer
Low-income black men being treated for prostate cancer use faith as a way to overcome the fear and shock engendered by their initial perceptions of cancer.
Jan 1, 2010
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Prostate Cancer Treatment for Economically Disadvantaged Men: A Comparison of County Hospitals and Private
The authors compared the types of treatments prostate cancer patients received from county hospitals and private providers as part of a statewide public assistance program in a cohort study of 559 men enrolled in a state-funded program for low-income patients known as Improving Access, Counseling, and Treatment for Californians With Prostate Cancer (IMPACT).
Jan 1, 2010
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From Bad to Worse: Comorbidity Severity and Quality of Life After Treatment for Early-Stage Prostate Cancer
Severe comorbidity results in significantly lower long-term health related quality of life for men being treated for prostate cancer.
Jan 1, 2010
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Improving the Utility of Quality-of-Life Data from Men with Prostate Cancer
Radiation or surgery can lead to significant dysfunction or distress in the urinary, sexual, or bowel domains. Hence, the simultaneous consideration of both quality and quantity of life improves medical decision making for these men.
Aug 20, 2009
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Survivorship Beyond Convalescence: 48-Month Quality-of-Life Outcomes After Treatment for Localized Prostate Cancer
Decision making for treatment of localized prostate cancer is often guided by therapeutic side-effect profiles. The authors sought to assess health-related quality-of-life outcomes for patients 48 months after treatment for localized prostate cancer. Men treated for localized prostate cancer were evaluated before treatment and at 11 intervals during the 48 months after intervention. Changes in mean health-related quality-of-life scores and the probability of regaining baseline levels of health-related quality of life were compared between treatment groups.
Jun 16, 2009
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Association of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms with Sexual Dysfunction: A Cross-Cultural Study Between Japanese and American Men with Localized Prostate Cancer
Assess the association of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) with sexual function, and estimate the correlates of LUTS among Japanese and American men with localized prostate cancer.
Jan 1, 2009
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Distress and Social Dysfunction Following Prostate Cancer Treatment: A Longitudinal Cross-Cultural Comparison of Japanese and American Men
The authors assessed the impact of bother with urinary and bowel dysfunction on social activities among men in Japan and the United States following primary therapy for localized prostate cancer.
Jan 1, 2009
Journal Article
Prostate Cancer Severity Among Low Income, Uninsured Men
The proportion of American men with organ confined, low risk prostate cancer has increased significantly during the last 2 decades.
Jan 1, 2009
Journal Article
Education as a Predictor of Quality of Life Outcomes Among Disadvantaged Men
The authors found that men with higher and lower education levels, including those who did not complete high school, had similar HRQOL and self-efficacy outcomes. Because of the close relationship between income and education, broader studies into the associations of these variables and prostate cancer outcomes are needed.
Jan 1, 2009

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