Men's Health
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Radical Prostatectomy Continues to Cut Mortality After 15 Years
Major Finding: The cumulative incidence of death at 15 years was significantly lower – 15% – with surgery than with watchful waiting (21%).Data...
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Returning traveler with painful penile mass
Our patient thought he’d practiced “safe sex” while traveling in Vietnam. But a week after his return, he sought care for a tender penile lump and...
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FDA Approves Abiraterone for Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer
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Testosterone Replacement Associated with Lower Mortality in Type 2 Diabetes
Major Finding: In men with type 2 diabetes, mortality was significantly higher in those with untreated low testosterone (20%) than in those with...
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Mexican American Men Diagnosed, Treated Less for Depression
Major Finding: Older Mexican American men receiving a diagnosis of depression in a primary care setting are significantly less likely to be...
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Irregularly shaped abdominal mass
Four years earlier, our patient had multiple abdominal surgeries. Now he had a nontender mass that was growing…and growing.
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Limited Benefit Seen in 20-Year Prostate Cancer Screening Study
Major Finding: The risk ratio for death from prostate cancer was 1.16 (95% confidence interval 0.78-1.73). Data Source: A randomized, population-...
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Imaging Recommendations Largely Ignored in Prostate Cancer
Major Finding: More than one-third (39%) of men who were diagnosed with high-risk prostate cancer did not receive the recommended radiographic...
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Study: Half of Men Had Genital HPV Infection
Major Finding: The incidence of genital HPV infection was 50% among men of all ages in three cities in the Western Hemisphere.Data Source: A...
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Pomegranate Extract Produces Mixed Results in Prostate Cancer
Major Finding: Median PSADT increased significantly from 11.9 months to 18.5 months after treatment with pomegranate extract capsules.Data Source...
Clinical Inquiries
How should we monitor men receiving testosterone replacement therapy?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: MONITOR HEMATOCRIT AND BONE MINERAL DENSITY (BMD) (strength of recommendation [SOR]: B, meta-analysis of non–patient-...