updates guidelines for prostate cancer survival care published in the Journal of the health of men

updates guidelines for prostate cancer survival care published in the Journal of the health of men -

Many more than 2.5 million men the United States who have received treatment for many prostate cancer with the often disabling side effects of surgery, radiotherapy and hormonal therapies. To facilitate the transition of these specialty patients to primary care in the long term management problems such as urinary incontinence and sexual dysfunction and bowel, updates guidelines for prostate care cancer survival are published in Journal of Health of Men , published peer reviewed by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers. The article is available free on the website Health of the Journal of Men to http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/jomh.2014.0026 until September 4, 2014.

Ted Skolarus, MD, MPH led a team of authors from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor VA Healthcare System, University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center (Ann Arbor), and Michigan State University (East Lansing) in the preparation of the article "Recommendations for prostate cancer Survivorship care: An update to 09, Michigan guidelines cancer Consortium for the management of primary care cancer post-treatment of prostate Aftermath". on the basis of information collected from a panel of experts and focus groups, additions, updates guidelines include patients reported symptoms assessment, self-management strategies related side effects treatment, recommendations for the involvement of partners in the survival of care and new care coordination strategies.