Faced with a cancer diagnosis, effective communication between doctors and patients is crucial. Yet, often, a doctor's style or time constraints don't meet the patient's needs. Other times, patients are too overwhelmed with the confusion of a diagnosis to absorb all the information they need. In the current podcast, CR correspondent Kevin Begos talks to [...]
Faced with a cancer diagnosis, effective communication between doctors and patients is crucial. Yet, often, a doctor's style or time constraints don't meet the patient's needs. Other times, patients are too overwhelmed with the confusion of a diagnosis to absorb all the information they need. In the current podcast, CR correspondent Kevin Begos talks to [...]
THE TRUTH ABOUT CANCER PREMIERES ON PBS APRIL 16, 2008 Emmy Award-Winning Filmmaker Linda Garmon Takes on the Question "How Far Have We Come in the War on Cancer?" News Journalist and Cancer Survivor Linda Ellerbee Hosts Post-Broadcast Panel Discussion What is the truth about cancer? Is it the same deadly killer it was 30 [...]
Course Objectives: Our goals in this course are to provide consumer advocates with the tools they need to: Successfully navigate the world of medical information, Critically appraise research studies, Influence the creation of responsible public policy in healthcare, and Help the people they serve to make healthcare choices based on the best available evidence. Course [...]
According to the American Cancer Society (ACS) 2008 statistics there will be an estimated 186,320 men diagnosed with prostate cancer this year. They estimate that 28,660 men will die from prostate cancer. According to the report: With an estimated 28,660 deaths in 2008, prostate cancer is a leading cause of cancer death in men. Although [...]