Some recent news headlines on the VPCC Facebook page.

February 14, 2010

16 videos recorded in Los Angeles, California, in September 2009, at the

annual prostate cancer symposium of the Prostate Cancer Research Institute

(PCRI)

BioDigest: Patient Advocacy blog entry

Ask Dr. Myers

Finasteride Reduces Prostate Cancer Risk, but Which Men Should Receive It?

Patient Money - Fighting Denied Claims Requires Perseverance - NYTimes.com

Living in the Post-Cancer Moment - Well Blog - NYTimes.com

Widespread use of PSA test may have reduced suicides after prostate cancer

diagnosis | Booster Shots

Explore the concepts of stacking cancer therapies, prescribing off-label use

of cancer medications, and more.

New " science advisory " on ADT and cardiovascular risk < THE " NEW " PROSTATE

CANCER INFOLINK

Tutorial to provide a strategy that research advocates can use to

constructively contribute to planning clinical trials. It should also assist

them to critically assess already designed trials they may be asked to

critique (e.g., in grant proposals), as well as to evaluate completed trials

(e.g., in journal articles).

How Research Moves into Patient Care (Bench to Bedside)

Understanding Levels of Evidence and how these concepts apply to clinical

practice

Cancer, Culture, and Health Disparities: Time to Chart a New Course? --

Kagawa-Singer et al. 60 (1)

A Risk-Based Strategy Improves Prostate-Specific Antigen-Driven Detection of

Prostate Cancer

Prostate-specific antigen-based risk-adapted discontinuation of prostate

cancer screening in elderly

Cases - For Cancer Survivor, Recuperating Isn't the Same as Recovering -

NYTimes.com

The Long Recovery of Cancer - Well Blog - NYTimes.com

FDA Basics

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