Prostatic Neoplasms - Psychology
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

A 4-week home-based aerobic and resistance exercise program during radiation therapy: a pilot randomized clinical trial.

30 Aug 2009 During radiation therapy, cancer patients may report cancer-related fatigue (CRF), which impairs aerobic capacity, strength, muscle mass, and, ultimately, quality of life (QOL). The purpose of this pilot clinical trial was to examine the feasibility ... Read more...

Anxiety and distress during active surveillance for early prostate cancer.

30 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: Patients on active surveillance (AS) for early prostate cancer (PC) may experience feelings of anxiety and distress while living with "untreated" cancer. In this study, these feelings were quantified, and their associations with various ... Read more...

Prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment after the introduction of prostate-specific antigen screening: 1986-2005.

29 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: Although there is uncertainty about the effect of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening on the rate of prostate cancer death, there is little uncertainty about its effect on the rate of prostate cancer diagnosis. Systematic estimates ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Prostatic Neoplasms - Psychology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• A 4-week home-based aerobic and resistance exercise program during radiation therapy: a pilot randomized clinical trial. 30 Aug 2009
• Anxiety and distress during active surveillance for early prostate cancer. 30 Aug 2009
• Prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment after the introduction of prostate-specific antigen screening: 1986-2005. 29 Aug 2009
• Evaluation of a cancer exercise program: patient and physician beliefs. 30 Jul 2009
• Individualizing quality-of-life outcomes reporting: how localized prostate cancer treatments affect patients with different levels of baseline urinary, bowel, and sexual function. 18 Jul 2009
• Improving the utility of quality-of-life data from men with prostate cancer. 18 Jul 2009
• Sexual dysfunction and spousal communication in couples coping with prostate cancer. 29 Jun 2009
• Spirituality and quality of life in low-income men with metastatic prostate cancer. 29 Jun 2009
• Quality of life after pelvic radiotherapy or vaginal brachytherapy for endometrial cancer: first results of the randomized PORTEC-2 trial. 20 Jun 2009
• Men's experience of their life situation when diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer. 14 Jun 2009
• Concordance in the perception of couples recovering from primary surgical treatment of prostate cancer. 9 Jun 2009
• Association of lower urinary tract symptoms with sexual dysfunction: a cross-cultural study between Japanese and American men with localized prostate cancer. 8 Jun 2009
• Health-related quality of life in cancer patients--more answers but many questions remain. 7 Jun 2009
• Patients attending tertiary referral urology clinics: willingness to participate in tissue banking. 31 May 2009
• [Development and validation of the first Spanish questionnaire of quality of life in patients with prostate cancer, based on the patient's perception] 30 May 2009
• Relationship between hot flashes and distress in men receiving androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer. 30 May 2009
• Prospective longitudinal comparative study of health-related quality of life in patients treated with radical prostatectomy or permanent brachytherapy for prostate cancer. 30 May 2009
• Racial differences in medical mistrust among men diagnosed with prostate cancer. 30 May 2009
• Health-related quality of life using SF-8 and EPIC questionnaires after treatment with radical retropubic prostatectomy and permanent prostate brachytherapy. 26 May 2009
• Predictors of affect following treatment decision-making for prostate cancer: conversations, cognitive processing, and coping. 29 Apr 2009

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Technical information about 'Prostatic Neoplasms'

Definition: Tumors or cancer of the PROSTATE.

Descriptor UI: D011471

Alternative terms: Prostatic Neoplasms; Neoplasms, Prostate; Neoplasm, Prostate; Prostate Neoplasm; Neoplasms, Prostatic; Neoplasm, Prostatic; Prostatic Neoplasm; Prostate Neoplasms; Prostate Cancer; Cancer, Prostate; Cancers, Prostate; Prostate Cancers; Cancer of the Prostate; Prostatic Cancer; Cancer, Prostatic; Cancers, Prostatic; Prostatic Cancers; Cancer of Prostate;

Related Mesh Headings: Prostatic Hyperplasia; Prostate-Specific Antigen;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; blood supply; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; secondary; secretion; surgery; therapy; ultrastructure; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; chemistry; virology;

Tree Number: C04.588.945.440.770; C12.294.260.750; C12.294.565.625; C12.758.409.750;

Technical Notes: coordinate IM with histological type of neoplasm (IM); note PROSTATIC ADENOMA see PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA is also available