ACS Recommendations on Prostate Cancer Screening - Practice Guidelines - American ...
Dec 1, 2010 - Although there have been substantive advances in the understanding of prostate cancer screening since the previous American Cancer Society (ACS) guideline update in 2001, there are still uncertainties about the overall value of early detection. Evidence that periodic prostate-specific ...
American Family Physician : Practice Guidelines
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2010/1201/p1404.html
Active Surveillance for Localized Prostate Cancer: No Increased Mortality, but Higher ...
Feb 1, 2017 - This landmark study compared active surveillance with radical prostatectomy or radiation therapy for patients with T1c or T2 prostate cancer. The benefits of active surveillance include avoiding radical therapy in one-half of the patients, with no effect on disease-specific survival or ...
American Family Physician : POEMs
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2017/0201/p196.html
American Urological Association Issues Guidelines on the Management of Bladder Cancer -...
Jun 15, 2000 - The American Urological Association (AUA) has issued guidelines for the management of nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer (Stages Ta, T1 and TIS).
American Family Physician : Practice Guidelines
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2000/0615/p3734.html
ASCO and AUA Release Guideline on Prostate Cancer Chemoprevention with 5-Alpha ...
Jan 1, 2010 - The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and American Urological Association (AUA) developed a practice guideline on the benefits and harms of 5-alpha reductase inhibitors for prevention of prostate cancer.
American Family Physician : Practice Guidelines
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2010/0101/p76.html
AUA Releases Guideline on Early Detection of Prostate Cancer - Practice Guidelines - ...
Jan 15, 2014 - In April 2013, the American Urological Association (AUA) released a guideline on early detection of prostate cancer, namely to reduce prostate cancer mortality.
American Family Physician : Practice Guidelines
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2014/0115/p137.html
Bladder Cancer: Diagnosis and Treatment - American Family Physician
Oct 15, 2017 - Bladder cancer is the sixth most prevalent malignancy in the United States and causes more than 16,000 deaths annually. The most common clinical presentation is asymptomatic hematuria, which should prompt evaluation with cystoscopy, renal function testing, and upper urinary tract ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2017/1015/p507.html
Counseling Patients About Prostate Cancer Screening - Editorials - American Family ...
Oct 15, 2018 - The AAFP finds that the net benefit of population screening for prostate cancer is small at best, and it does not recommend routinely discussing PSA-based screening if the patient does not request it.
American Family Physician : Editorials
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2018/1015/p478.html
Counseling Patients About Prostate Cancer Screening - Editorials - American Family ...
May 1, 2002 - Advertisement << Previous article Next article >> May 1, 2002 Issue Editorial Counseling Patients About Prostate Cancer Screening LEWIS E. FOXHALL, M.D. ANDREW C. VON ESCHENBACH, M.D. Texas Medical Center Houston, Texas Am Fam Physician. 2002 May 1;65(9):1752-1757. A more recent...
American Family Physician : Editorials
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2002/0501/p1752.html
Diagnosis and Treatment of Bladder Cancer - American Family Physician
Oct 1, 2009 - Bladder cancer is the sixth most prevalent malignancy in the United States. The most common type of bladder cancer is urothelial (transitional cell) carcinoma, and cystoscopy remains the mainstay of diagnosis and surveillance. Fluorescence cystoscopy offers improvement in the detection ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2009/1001/p717.html
Diagnosis and Treatment of Prostate Cancer - American Family Physician
Apr 1, 1998 - In the United States, prostate cancer is the most common solid tumor malignancy in men and second to lung cancer as the leading cause of cancer deaths in this group. Even though prostate cancer is responsible for 40,000 deaths per year, screening programs are a matter of controversy ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/1998/0401/p1531.html
Diagnosis and Treatment of Testicular Cancer - American Family Physician
Feb 15, 2008 - Testicular cancer is the most common malignancy in men 20 to 35 years of age and has an annual incidence of four per 100,000. If diagnosed early, the cure rate is nearly 99 percent. Risk factors for testicular cancer include cryptorchidism (i.e., undescended testicles), family history, ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2008/0215/p469.html
Finasteride Prevents Low-Grade Prostate Cancers, but Does Not Reduce Mortality - POEMs ...
Dec 1, 2013 - Although finasteride prevents low-grade prostate tumors, it does not affect overall survival or survival after prostate cancer diagnosis. Although high-grade cancers were more common among men taking finasteride, up to 18 years of follow-up failed to show increased mortality in this group.
American Family Physician : POEMs
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2013/1201/p744.html
How to Counsel Men About PSA Screening - Editorials - American Family Physician
Nov 15, 2016 - For family physicians to put PSA screening guidance into practice, they must elicit patients' preferences and provide accurate, understandable information about the benefits and harms.
American Family Physician : Editorials
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2016/1115/p782.html
Localized Prostate Cancer: Treatment Options - American Family Physician
Jun 15, 2018 - In the United States, prostate cancer will be diagnosed in one out of seven men in his lifetime. Most cases are localized, and only one in 39 men will die from the disease. Prostate cancer is most often detected using serum prostate-specific antigen testing. The National Comprehensive ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2018/0615/p798.html
Neurologic Complications of Prostate Cancer - American Family Physician
May 1, 2002 - Neurologic complications continue to pose problems in patients with metastatic prostate cancer. From 15 to 30 percent of metastases are the result of prostate cancer cells traveling through Batson's plexus to the lumbar spine. Metastatic disease in the lumbar area can cause spinal cord ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2002/0501/p1834.html
Pioglitazone Exposure Increases Bladder Cancer Risk - POEMs - American Family Physician
Jan 15, 2014 - This review of all available data found a significantly increased risk of bladder cancer among adults with type 2 diabetes treated with pioglitazone. Pioglitazone also significantly increases the risk of heart failure, and there is minimal, if any, patient-oriented evidence of benefit ...
American Family Physician : POEMs
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2014/0115/p136.html
Predicting the Risk of Prostate Cancer on Biopsy - Point-of-Care Guides - American ...
Sep 15, 2005 - Considerable uncertainty surrounds the screening, diagnosis, and management of prostate cancer.
American Family Physician : Point-of-Care Guides
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2005/0915/p1091.html
Predicting the Risk of Recurrence After Surgery for Prostate Cancer - Point-of-Care ...
Dec 15, 2005 - A previous Point-of-Care Guide identified a clinical decision rule that estimates the likelihood of an abnormal biopsy for prostate cancer. One of the next questions facing the patient and his physician is the likelihood of recurrence after surgery.
American Family Physician : Point-of-Care Guides
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2005/1215/p2511.html
Primary Care of the Prostate Cancer Survivor - American Family Physician
May 1, 2016 - This summary of the American Cancer Society Prostate Cancer Survivorship Care Guidelines targets primary care physicians who coordinate care of prostate cancer survivors with subspecialists. Prostate cancer survivors should undergo prostate-specific antigen screening every six to 12 ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2016/0501/p764.html
Prolaris Test for Prostate Cancer Risk Assessment - Diagnostic Tests: What Physicians ...
Sep 1, 2019 - The Prolaris test improves the accuracy of prognosis for patients with prostate cancer, especially those with low- or intermediate-grade disease who may be deciding between interventional and noninterventional treatment approaches.
American Family Physician : Diagnostic Tests: What Physicians Need to Know
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/0901/p311.html
Prostate Cancer Screening - American Family Physician
Oct 15, 2015 - Among American men, prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related death. Although prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing has been used to screen for prostate cancer for more than 25 years, the test has low sensitivity and ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2015/1015/p683.html
Prostate Cancer Screening - Editorials - American Family Physician
Aug 1, 1998 - Advertisement << Previous article Next article >> Aug 01, 1998 Issue Editorials Prostate Cancer Screening MATTHEW N. WITTE, M.D., and RONALD A. MORTON, JR., M.D., Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas Am Fam Physician. 1998 Aug 1;58(2):342-347. Related Article Because of...
American Family Physician : Editorials
https://www.aafp.org/afp/1998/0801/p342.html
Prostate Cancer Screening: Let Patients Decide - Editorials - American Family Physician
Dec 15, 2008 - Advertisement << Previous article Next article >> Dec 15, 2008 Issue Editorials Prostate Cancer Screening: Let Patients Decide MICHAEL LEFEVRE, MD, MSPH, University of Missouri–Columbia School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri Am Fam Physician. 2008 Dec 15;78(12):1338. Related Article...
American Family Physician : Editorials
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2008/1215/p1338.html
Prostate Cancer Screening: More Harm Than Good? - American Family Physician
Aug 1, 1998 - The American Cancer Society and other national medical organizations emphasize the need for routine screening for prostate cancer in men over the age of 50. The serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) assay is the test most commonly recommended for the purpose of screening. However, when ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/1998/0801/p432.html
Prostate Cancer Screening: The Continuing Controversy - American Family Physician
Dec 15, 2008 - Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in men, with a lifetime prevalence of 17 percent. Prostate cancer symptoms generally occur in advanced stages, making early detection desirable. Digital rectal examination and prostate-specific antigen testing are the most commonly used ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2008/1215/p1377.html
Prostate Cancer Screening: The Pendulum Has Swung, and the Burden of Proof Is with ...
Oct 15, 2015 - Before primary care physicians consider reintroducing the PSA test, they must have proof that it improves outcomes. The task will be to show in a future randomized study whether any PSA screening algorithm can improve survival or quality of life compared with what is now the standard of...
American Family Physician : Editorials
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2015/1015/p678.html
PSA Screening for Prostate Cancer - Medicine by the Numbers - American Family Physician
May 1, 2015 - Studies show no deaths were prevented and 1 in 5 underwent a prostate biopsy for a false-positive test. Read more.
American Family Physician : Medicine by the Numbers
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2015/0501/od3.html
Renal Cell Carcinoma: Diagnosis and Management - American Family Physician
Feb 1, 2019 - Kidney cancer is one of the 10 most common cancers in the United States with 90% being attributed to renal cell carcinoma. Men, especially black men, are more likely to be affected than women. Renal masses, either cystic or solid, are best detected with contrast-enhanced, triple-phase ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/0201/p179.html
Screening for Bladder Cancer - Putting Prevention into Practice - American Family ...
Feb 15, 2012 - Case study: K.J., a 62-year-old white man, presents for a preventive visit. He has not seen a physician for three years because he is generally healthy. After his 65-year-old neighbor was diagnosed with bladder cancer, K.J.'s wife convinced him to be screened.
American Family Physician : Putting Prevention into Practice
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2012/0215/p401.html
Screening for Bladder Cancer: Recommendation Statement - U.S. Preventive Services Task ...
Feb 15, 2012 - The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening for bladder cancer in asymptomatic adults.
American Family Physician : U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2012/0215/p397.html
Screening for Prostate Cancer - Cochrane for Clinicians - American Family Physician
Feb 1, 2007 - There is insufficient evidence to determine whether screening for prostate cancer reduces mortality or impacts quality of life.
American Family Physician : Cochrane for Clinicians
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2007/0201/p336.html
Screening for Prostate Cancer - Putting Prevention into Practice - American Family ...
Oct 15, 2018 - A.E., a 57-year-old black man, comes to your office for an annual visit. He has a history of diabetes mellitus, has never smoked, and has no family history of prostate cancer. He is current with preventive services, including screening for colorectal cancer and counseling for a healthy ...
American Family Physician : Putting Prevention into Practice
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2018/1015/p537.html
Screening for Prostate Cancer - Putting Prevention into Practice - American Family ...
Apr 1, 2004 - Case study: DS, a 55-year-old African-American man, comes into your office for a physical examination. While talking about his family history, you learn that his father had prostate cancer. DS asks if he should be tested for prostate cancer.
American Family Physician : Putting Prevention into Practice
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2004/0401/p1721.html
Screening for Prostate Cancer - U.S. Preventive Services Task Force - American Family ...
Feb 15, 2003 - This is the current U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendation on screening for prostate cancer and the supporting scientific evidence.
American Family Physician : U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2003/0215/p787.html
Screening for Prostate Cancer: Prostate-Specific Antigen Testing Is Not Effective - ...
Apr 1, 2011 - Several large randomized controlled trials show that PSA screening does not significantly reduce prostate cancer mortality, even in a U.S. study that included black men and men with a family history of prostate cancer. However, PSA screening does lead to overdiagnosis, overtreatment, ...
American Family Physician : Cochrane for Clinicians
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2011/0401/p802.html
Screening for Prostate Cancer: Recommendation Statement - U.S. Preventive Services Task...
Oct 15, 2018 - Advertisement << Previous article Next article >> Oct 15, 2018 Issue U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Screening for Prostate Cancer: Recommendation Statement Am Fam Physician. 2018 Oct 15;98(8):online. Related Putting Prevention into Practice: Screening for Prostate Cancer...
American Family Physician : U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2018/1015/od1.html
Screening for Prostate Cancer: Recommendation Statement - U.S. Preventive Services Task...
Feb 15, 2013 - The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends against prostate-specific antigen (PSA)-based screening for prostate cancer.
American Family Physician : U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2013/0215/od1.html
Screening for Testicular Cancer - Putting Prevention into Practice - American Family ...
Aug 15, 2011 - Case study: A 17-year-old male presents to your office for a college entrance physical examination. He learned about testicular cancer in health class, and asks you about screening. He has no history of cryptorchidism and no physical symptoms.
American Family Physician : Putting Prevention into Practice
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2011/0815/p451.html
Screening for Testicular Cancer: Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement - U.S. ...
Aug 15, 2011 - The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends against screening for testicular cancer in adolescent or adult males.
American Family Physician : U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2011/0815/p444.html
Screening for Testicular Cancer: Recommendation Statement - U.S. Preventive Services ...
Nov 15, 2005 - This statement summarizes the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendation on screening for testicular cancer and the supporting scientific evidence and updates the 1996 recommendations contained in the Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, 2d ed.
American Family Physician : U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2005/1115/p2069.html
Sexual, Urinary, and Bowel Dysfunction Common After Treatment for Localized Prostate ...
Nov 1, 2013 - Patients undergoing surgery had worse urinary and sexual outcomes, whereas those undergoing external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) had worse bowel symptoms. Watchful waiting (active surveillance) was not the subject of this study, but given the problems associated with therapy, active ...
American Family Physician : POEMs
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2013/1101/p609.html
Stumbling onto Cancer: Avoiding Overdiagnosis of Renal Cell Carcinoma - Editorials - ...
Feb 1, 2019 - We all need to test wisely and weigh the risks and benefits of diagnostic imaging. Imaging—and testing in general—has real downsides, such as stumbling onto things you wish you had not.
American Family Physician : Editorials
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/0201/p145.html
Testicular Cancer - American Family Physician
May 1, 1999 - Although testicular cancer accounts for only 1 percent of all tumors in males, it is the most common malignancy in males between 15 and 34 years of age. Cryptorchidism is the most significant risk factor for testicular cancer, increasing the risk up to 11-fold. A painless testicular ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/1999/0501/p2539.html
Testicular Cancer: Diagnosis and Treatment - American Family Physician
Feb 15, 2018 - Testicular cancer is the most common solid tumor among males 15 to 34 years of age, with an estimated 8,850 new cases and 410 deaths during 2017 in the United States. With effective treatment, the overall five-year survival rate is 97%. Risk factors for testicular cancer include ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2018/0215/p261.html
Testosterone Therapy and Risk Recurrence After Treatment of Prostate Cancer - FPIN's ...
Oct 15, 2013 - Men with symptomatic androgen deprivation who have had clinically curative treatment for organ-confined prostate cancer may have symptomatic improvement with testosterone replacement therapy. There are no studies evaluating the risk of cancer recurrence in patients receiving ...
American Family Physician : FPIN's Clinical Inquiries
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2013/1015/od5.html
The Liability of Giving Patients a Choice: Shared Decision Making and Prostate Cancer -...
May 15, 2005 - Advertisement << Previous article Next article >> May 15, 2005 Issue Editorials The Liability of Giving Patients a Choice: Shared Decision Making and Prostate Cancer STEVEN H. WOOLF, M.D., M.P.H., and ALEX KRIST, M.D., Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine Richmond,...
American Family Physician : Editorials
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2005/0515/p1871.html
Treatment Options for Localized Prostate Cancer - American Family Physician
Aug 15, 2011 - In the United States, more than 90 percent of prostate cancers are detected by serum prostate-specific antigen testing. Most patients are found to have localized prostate cancer, and most of these patients undergo surgery or radiotherapy. However, many patients have low-risk cancer and ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2011/0815/p413.html
Treatment Options for Prostate Cancer: Evaluating the Evidence - American Family Physician
May 15, 2005 - Controversy surrounds the management options for localized prostate cancer-conservative management, prostatectomy, and radiation. Choosing among these options is difficult because of long-term side effects that include sexual, urinary, and bowel dysfunction. Some recent studies suggest ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2005/0515/p1915.html
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force - Feb 15, 2013 - American Family Physician
Feb 15, 2013 - The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends against prostate-specific antigen (PSA)-based screening for prostate cancer.
American Family Physician : U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2013/0215/p283.html
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