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Academic hospitals have better cancer patient outcomes
Contrary to some previous research, academic hospitals have better outcomes than non-teaching hospitals--at least for prostate cancer patients who undergo radical prostatectomy, according to a
Low-risk cancer patients often receive overly aggressive treatment
More thorough measures are needed when it comes to diagnosing prostate cancer in men considering that most--even those whose cancer is identified as low-risk--receive highly aggressive and sometimes
Study: 'Watchful waiting' improves prostate cancer outcomes
A new study suggests that "watchful waiting"--a more conservative approach to managing localized prostate cancer--may be a more effective approach than surgery or radiation. A new study looked at
Study: Racial gap in prostate cancer falls
A new study has concluded that the gap in prostate cancer cases between African-American men and white men has fallen in recent times. This is one of a very few encouraging studies in a health system
Radiation oncologist accused of mishandling seed implants
A radiation oncologist accused of mishandling a large number of radioactive seed implants at the Philadelphia Veterans Affairs hospital has come under additional pressure from Congress. The
Cancer deaths not reduced by prostate screenings
A decade-long study by the National Cancer Institute on the affects of prostate cancer screenings recently determined that the number of deaths from the illness essentially stayed the same, even for
Trend: Shared physician-patient decision-making becoming more common
Of late, patients have been growing more sophisticated about their care, thanks in part to the extensive health information available on the web. They've also been pushed to to consider the relative
