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One Man at a Time -- Resolving the PSA Controversy

Posted on November 24, 2011 by
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 →
Posted in Special Populations | Tagged American Cancer Society, Mary McNaughton-Collins, NEJM, prostate cancer, prostate cancer screening, PSA, USPSTF | Permalink

Informed Medical Decisions Foundation Funded Research

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Decision Making on the Go: A Mobile App Interpretation of a Prostate Cancer Decision Aid

Posted on November 24, 2011 by
The objectives are to 1) Survey mobile use around health issues in men newly eligible for prostate cancer screening, and 2) to develop a mobile PSA decision aid prototype based on the previously validated internet-based Prosdex decision support intervention (DESI) in preparation for subsequent field testing. Continue reading →
Posted in Decision Aid Effectiveness, Investigator-Initiated Research, Robert Derzon Grants | Tagged decision aids, decision-making, DESI, mobile app, prostate cancer, PSA | Permalink