Original Article

Prostate Cancer Screening Shared Decision Making and Prostate-Specific Antigen Testing in Black and Non-Black Men in Primary Care in South Carolina

Objective: Black men experience disproportionate prostate cancer mortality compared with men of other races. As of 2018, major guidelines concur that all men make informed decisions about whether to be screened for prostate cancer after a discussion with their clinician. The objectives of this study were to determine the frequency…

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Original Article

Awareness and Indications of 5-α-Reductase Inhibitors for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia in the Primary Care Setting

Objective: The objective of the study was to investigate primary care physicians’ (PCPs’) level of awareness and indications for urology referral in patients treated with 5-α-reductase inhibitors (5-ARIs). Methods: An anonymous 14-question survey was e-mailed to PCPs in the specialties of Family Medicine and Internal Medicine at an academic institution….

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Review Article

Beyond PSA: Managing Modern Therapeutic Options in Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer

Prostate cancer remains a significant cause of cancer-related deaths in men in the United States. Significant advances in the treatment of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer have been made in recent years with the arrival of new therapeutic targets and options. The definition of progression of disease must be thought of…

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Original Article

Effects of Commercially Available Soy Products on PSA in Androgen-Deprivation-Naïve and Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer

Objective: No standard therapeutic option exists for men with prostate cancer who have failed local therapy, have no gross metastatic disease, and whose only manifestation of disease is a rising prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level. Soy products are able to affect PSA kinetics in some men with prostate cancer, and this…

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