Increasing Attention to Prostate Cancer
A new bill called the Men’s Health Act of 2001 aims to focus more attention on diagnosing and treating men with prostate cancer. Rep. Randy Cunningham’s (R-Calif) Men’s Health
A new bill called the Men’s Health Act of 2001 aims to focusmoreattention on diagnosing and treating men with prostate cancer.Rep. Randy Cunningham’s (R-Calif) Men’s Health Act of 2001 doesn’texplicitly require that anything be done; it simply would establish an Office ofMen’s Health within the Public Health Service. (There is already a Women’sHealth Office.)
The intentions of the bill (H.R. 632) are made clear byreferences to prostate cancer and, to a lesser extent, testicular cancertheonly two diseases mentioned with emphasis. The Men’s Health Office would haveto send recommendations to Congress within 2 years of its establishment.
Navigating Treatment Intensification in Metastatic Hormone-Sensitive Prostate Cancer
A patient case of a 50-year-old man with hormone-sensitive prostate cancer sparked a debate among oncologists regarding the best course of action.
