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View all results of this resource type.Spotlight Back on Prostate Cancer Screening Thanks to Warren Buffett's Diagnosis and Treatment Plan
Prostate cancer screening and treatment made the news again this week with Warren Buffett’s announcement that he has early stage, localized, prostate cancer identified through the use of a PSA screening test. The 81 year-old Buffett is six years older than the recommended cut off age for regular PSA testing. He has opted for two months of radiation to treat the cancer. Both Buffett’s diagnosis and treatment choice has put the spotlight on a diagnostic tool and disease that is poorly understood by many people. Continue reading
Shared Decision-Making® Program Research
View all results of this resource type.A Randomized Controlled Trial of Shared Decision Making for Prostate Cancer Screening
Volk RJ, Cass AR, Spann SJ. A randomized controlled trial of shared decision making for prostate cancer screening. Arch Fam Med. 1999;8(4):333–40.
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Featured Shared Decision Making Publications
View all results of this resource type.One Man at a Time -- Resolving the PSA Controversy
Who should decide about screening for prostate cancer: expert panels of clinicians and methodologists, primary care clinicians, specialists, or fully informed patients themselves? The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recently released a draft recommendation on screening for prostate cancer, designed for primary care physicians and health systems, and has opened if for public comment until November 8, 2011. Continue reading
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View all results of this resource type.[ASCO Post] Physicians Can Help Patients Set Realistic Expectations for Sexual Functioning after Treatment for Prostate Cancer
"'Because there are multiple treatments that can be quite confusing to sort through, helping people make informed decisions by giving them information and making sure their preferences are considered, has been a tradition in prostate cancer,' Michael J. Barry, MD, commented in an interview with The ASCO Post. 'But we could do even better, particularly with better data of the kind we got from Dr. Sandra and his colleagues.' Dr. Barry, who wrote an editorial accompanying the JAMA report, is Medical Director of the John D. Stoeckle Center for Primary Care Innovation at Massachusetts General Hospital and President of the Foundation for Informed Medical Decision Making in Boston."Read the full article.
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Deciding if the PSA Test is Right for You
A PSA test is often recommended for men over 50 and is one of America's most common screening tests. To help men consider the pros and cons of prostate cancer screening, the Foundation has developed a Shared Decision-Making® program called Is a PSA Test Right for You? Continue reading
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