Men with prostate cancer who are under close medical surveillance reported significantly greater resilience and less anxiety over time after receiving an intervention of mindfulness meditation, according to a pilot study from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine published in May 2016. Release from the university notes that the anxiety and uncertainty that men… Continue reading Mindfulness Meditation Reduces Active Surveillance Anxiety in Prostate Cancer
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For Prostate Cancer, Active Surveillance Is Recommended
In the wake of changing guidelines related to prostate cancer screening, a 2015 review article from University Hospitals Case Medical Center’s Seidman Cancer Center in Cleveland provides important guidance about the prostate specific antigen (PSA) test. The peer-reviewed article, titled “Prostate Cancer Screening and the Associated Controversy”, was published in Surgical Clinics of North America.… Continue reading For Prostate Cancer, Active Surveillance Is Recommended