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
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
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia and Male Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms - Clinical Evidence ...
Aug 15, 2012 - What are the effects of medical, herbal, and surgical treatments in men with BPH?
American Family Physician : Clinical Evidence Handbook
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2012/0815/p359.html
Managing Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia - American Family Physician
Jul 1, 2002 - Medical and surgical options for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia have expanded in recent years. Saw palmetto, the most widely used complementary medication, is less effective than standard medical therapy but has fewer side effects. Although non-selective alpha blockers ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2002/0701/p77.html
Dutasteride/Tamsulosin (Jalyn) for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia - STEPS - American ...
Jun 15, 2012 - Jalyn offers the convenience of taking one medication instead of two. Although monotherapy with dutasteride or tamsulosin is beneficial for many men, the combination drug is slightly better than either component alone at decreasing symptom scores; however, these benefits are of ...
American Family Physician : STEPS
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2012/0615/p1194.html
Health Issues in Men: Part I. Common Genitourinary Disorders - American Family Physician
Jun 15, 2000 - Common genitourinary health issues that arise in the care of male patients include prostatitis, benign prostatic hyperplasia, urogenital cancers, premature ejaculation and erectile dysfunction. Bacterial infections are responsible for only 5 to 10 percent of prostatitis cases. Benign ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2000/0615/p3657.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
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
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
Medical Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia - FPIN's Clinical Inquiries - ...
Mar 1, 2008 - Although alpha blockers and 5-alpha reductase inhibitors each reduce BPH symptoms more than placebo, alpha blockers are more effective than 5-alpha reductase inhibitors.
American Family Physician : FPIN's Clinical Inquiries
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2008/0301/p665.html
Managing BPH: When to Consider Surgery - Editorials - American Family Physician
May 15, 2008 - Advertisement << Previous article Next article >> May 15, 2008 Issue Editorials Managing BPH: When to Consider Surgery DREW KEISTER, MD,and RANDALL NEAL, MD, Ehrling Bergquist Clinic, Family Medicine Residency, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska Am Fam Physician. 2008 May...
American Family Physician : Editorials
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2008/0515/p1375.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
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
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
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia - Clinical Evidence Handbook - American Family Physician
Oct 1, 2004 - What are the effects of treatment?
American Family Physician : Clinical Evidence Handbook
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2004/1001/p1325.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
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
AUA Issues a Policy Report on PSA Monitoring - Practice Guidelines - American Family ...
Aug 15, 2000 - The American Urological Association (AUA) has released a policy report on the use of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in screening for and monitoring of prostate cancer.
American Family Physician : Practice Guidelines
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2000/0815/p883.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
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
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