Commentary by Christopher Tully MD, PGY-1
Faculty Peer Reviewed
An apple a day. . . keeps the prostate cancer away? While it is an overstatement to say that an apple can prevent cancer, the notion of taking “something†to prevent cancer initiation and growth is nothing new. Primary prevention has …
Commentary by Cara Litvin MD, Executive Editor, Clinical Correlations
The US Preventive Services Task Force issued new guidelines for prostate cancer screening on Monday. For the first time, the task force recommends AGAINST routine screening in patients over 75 years of age, citing the “moderate to substantial” harms over small to no benefits from screening. …
Commentary by Melissa Freeman MD, PGY-2
A 30 year-old male resident presents to his primary care physician for a routine physical examination. A small, nontender left-sided scrotal mass is felt. The patient states that this …
Commentary by Kathy Lee, Pharm.D. Pharmacy Practice Resident
On October 18 2007, the FDA announced the approval of labeling changes to erectile dysfunction (ED) drugs in the class known as phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE-5) inhibitors. …
Recently, two large clinical trials in Kenya and Uganda that examined the role of circumcision in men to prevent the spread of HIV were halted on the grounds that not offering circumcision to men taking part in the trial would …