Patient–Provider Communication About Prostate Cancer Screening and Treatment This interesting article from the American Journal of Men’s Health which examined patient-specific factors associated with communications with their doctors about screening for prostate cancer with Prostate Specific Antigen. The study showed that less than 10% of respondents had communication consistent with 4 known domains which have […]
Cancer, Patient Communication, Prostate, PSA, screening, urology
Women with bladder cancer die more often than men because of delay in referral and treatment when symptoms occur. Don’t ignore blood in the urine! Researchers at Vanderbilt University found that only 17% of women with blood in their urine were referred to a urologist by their doctors, but 39% of men were seen by […]
Bladder, bladder cancer, blood in urine, Cancer, hematuria, urology
Special Considerations for Women of Childbearing age with Crohn’s Disease Ivana Plavšic, Tea Štimac, Goran Hauser [Health Center, Croatia] International Journal of Women’s Health The high incidence of Crohn’s disease onset in young women during their reproductive years demands special concern from physicians involved in their treatment. In particular, fistulization is a frequent complication of […]
Gastroenterology, Gastrointestinal, urology
Reprinted from the Society of Women’s Health Research Jennifer Wider, MD, Contributing Writer Urinary incontinence, or overactive bladder, is a common condition that affects an estimated 25 million adults in the United States. Due to various factors like embarrassment, it can be difficult for patients to discuss this condition with a health care provider. Thus […]
SWHR, urology
