William Atkins
Monday, 15 September 2008 20:52
Science -
Health
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The first Australian study shows that men don’t know much about prostate cancer, and the second article states that a dramatic increase in prostate cancer incidence, but a decrease in deaths, was found in New South Wales after PSA testing was begun.
The authors of the first article, which is found in
The Medical Journal of Australia (MJA), discovered that the men at the most risk of getting prostate cancer do not know very much about the cancer.
Such ignorance of the disease likely causes delayed diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer, according to the study.
The second article stated that the authors found the incidence of prostate cancer went up drastically in New South Wales after prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing was started in 1988, but deaths from the cancer went down.
Both articles are published in the September 15, 2008 issue of the
The Medical Journal of Australia.
ARTICLE ONE
The first MJA article “
Knowledge and attitudes of men about prostate cancer” talks about the level of understanding among older Australian men concerning prostate cancer, along with its possible side effects and various treatment options.
The authors of the article are Diane E. Arnold-Reed, Dana A Hince, Max K. Bulsara, Hanh Ngo, Michael Eaton, Alan R. Wright, Frank R. Jones, Walter Kaczmarczyk, Andreas G. Marangou, and Thomas D. Brett.
The research study looked at 503 men between the ages of 40 and 80 years, who were located in the Perth metropolitan and regional areas of Western Australia.
Some of the men had prostate cancer, while others did not. They were surveyed through a questionnaire while going in for regular medical checkups with their doctors.
The results of the first study is found on page two.
