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Prostate news article, February 2008


THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF PROSTATE CANCER

Reaction to the new NICE guidelines on prostate cancer published in February 2008.

Interview with Dr Heather Payne - Trustee of Prostate UK
published in Geriatric Medicine, February 2008.

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The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence published its first guidelines on prostate cancer in February 2008. It reviews diagnosis and treatment, emphasising the need for good communication between healthcare professionals and men with prostate cancer. Prostate cancer specialist Dr Heather Payne talks to Dawn Powell about the guidelines and the management of prostate cancer.

Dr Heather Payne is a Consultant in Clinical Oncology, Meyerstein Institute of Oncology, University College Hospital, London, NW1 2PG. She is also a Trustee of Prostate UK and serves on its Medical Committee.

 

The full text of this article is available here in .pdf format.