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Study: Patients who opt for watchful waiting likelier to die after 10 years ... Men with prostate cancer generally have a number of options ranging from doing nothing so-called "watchful waiting" since the cancer can be slow to develop to radiation therapy and removal of the gland ... But after 10 years, "patients treated with radiotherapy or watchful waiting had a significantly increased risk of death from prostate cancer compared with patients who underwent prostatectomy (removal... (MSNBC -- Health)
Prostatectomy Boosts Survival Rates Oct 9, 2007
Of those men, 158 received prostatectomy, or surgery to remove all or part of the prostate; 205 had radiation treatment (radiotherapy); 378 chose watchful waiting, which entails active follow-up and treatment if the disease progresses; 72 underwent hormone therapy; and 31 had another type of therapy ... At 10 years, patients treated with radiotherapy or watchful waiting had a significantly increased risk of death from prostate cancer compared with patients who underwent prostatectomy, the... (Newsmax)
Surviving prostate cancer: one man's journey Oct 2, 2007
Standard methods of treatment include watchful waiting for early stage prostate cancer that has not spread and has a slow growth rate, surgery to remove the prostate and nearby lymph nodes, and radiation therapy. Frank's story. (Lake Country Reporter, WI)
Men okay with prostate cancer surveillance: study Sep 29, 2007
With active surveillance, or "watchful waiting," patients with early prostate tumors are monitored regularly and only treated if their cancer progresses. "Our study found that men on active surveillance were no more likely to have anxiety and depression than those who were receiving, or had received, immediate treatment," study chief Dr. Katriina L. Whitaker told Reuters Health. (Scientific American)
Starbucks job rescues an ad executive who lost it all Sep 18, 2007
"My doctor calls it 'watchful waiting.' ". What would his father, who died in 1997 and had been a friend of Jackie Onassis and Brooke Astor, think of the book. (USA Today -- Life)
Soy Extract Helps Some Prostate Cancer Patients Sep 5, 2007
Sixteen of the men were on watchful waiting for the disease and 46 had undergone surgery, radiation or hormone therapy. Watchful waiting is recommended for some men with prostate cancer whose cancer causes no symptoms, is expected to grow slowly, and is small and contained within one area of the prostate ... Among the 16 men on watchful waiting, three had to drop out of the study due to diarrhea. (PakTribune.com)
Wall Street starts to show confidence Aug 23, 2007
Last modified Wednesday, August 22, 2007 10:34 PM PDT. Seems that while hubby Becks has been warming the bench for the LA Galaxy, Posh and the rest of the Spice Girls are gearing up for a reunion. (North County Times)
Stocks Jump Higher On Talk Of Takeovers Aug 23, 2007
Aug 22, 2007 3:40 pm US/Central. (AP) NEW YORK Wall Street showed nascent confidence in the credit markets Wednesday, surging higher in response to a pullback in Treasurys and an increase in borrowing by banks. (CBS 11, TX)
Stocks Rise As Risk Appetite Returns Aug 23, 2007
com WiresThursday, Aug. 23, 2007. NEW YORK -- Stocks jumped Wednesday as investors interpreted selling in the Treasury market and an increase in borrowing by banks as signs that the Federal Reserve's efforts to loosen up the credit market might be working. (Newsmax)
Wall Street shows confidence, surges Aug 23, 2007
Wall Street advances as investors sell safe government bonds, banks borrow from Fed. By Madlen Read ASSOCIATED PRESS. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Molecule May Predict Prostate Cancer's Return Aug 17, 2007
"In addition, we may be able to sort out, for patients who don't want any treatment, whose cancers are more likely to benefit from 'watchful waiting.'". In addition, B7-H3 could become a target for therapy, Kwon said. (MEDLINEplus)
First biomarker for prostate cancer discovered Aug 16, 2007
A watchful waiting clinical approach is sometimes used to manage prostate cancer for some patients, prior to resorting to therapy to see if the cancer becomes increasingly aggressive. The researchers say that the evaluation of B7-H3 levels in prostate biopsies may soon help to determine which patients may benefit from a watchful waiting strategy. (Zee News)
First biomarker discovered that predicts prostate cancer outcome Aug 15, 2007
For some patients, a watchful waiting clinical approach is sometimes used to manage prostate cancer prior to resorting to therapy to see if the cancer becomes increasingly aggressive. The researchers say that the evaluation of B7-H3 levels in prostate biopsies from patients may soon help to determine which patients may benefit from a watchful waiting strategy versus early aggressive treatment. (EurekAlert!)
Physicians Test New Device For Diagnosing And Treating Prostate Cancer Aug 14, 2007
Current prostate cancer tests have come under attack by patients and medical professionals frustrated with false negatives, inconclusive positives, and the confounding circumstance known as watchful waiting. Dr. Taneja and TargetScan are working on testing what physicians are describing as the first real advance in prostate cancer detection and treatment in more than a decade. (Science Daily)
* The cancer maze Jul 31, 2007
Prostate cancer often grows so slowly that men can be treated with "watchful waiting," which means monitoring the cancer and treating it only if it starts to grow rapidly or turns more aggressive. The surgeon's expertise is crucial in prostate cancer. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Patients often lost in maze of cancer care Jul 30, 2007
Prostate cancer, particularly in older men, often grows so slowly that men can be treated with "watchful waiting," which means monitoring the cancer and treating it only if it starts to grow rapidly or turns more aggressive. But a study last year of records of men treated from 2000 to 2002 found that among 24,405 with cancers considered to be of relatively low risk, 10 percent were overtreated with radical surgery, and 45 percent with radiation. (Barre Montpelier Times Argus)
New treatment lessens amputations Jun 21, 2007
"Today, traditional therapy consists of tissue rewarming, prolonged watchful waiting and often delayed amputation," Dr. Bruen said. A number of other treatments have been tried, such as hyperbaric oxygen (breathing in pure oxygen while in a sealed pressurized chamber), epidural pain medication and various anticoagulants, but the benefits have proved marginal. (Globe and Mail)
Clot-buster treatment works in frostbite patients Jun 21, 2007
Those with frostbite often experience swelling as the frozen skin thaws - blocking tiny blood vessels, and traditional therapy consists of tissue re-warming, prolonged watchful waiting and often delayed amputation. The researchers from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, say the addition of tpa helped keep blood flowing to the injured area, averting permanent damage. (News-Medical.net)
Clot-dissolving Agent May Be Beneficial In Treatment Of Severe Frostbite Jun 20, 2007
"Today, traditional therapy consists of tissue rewarming, prolonged watchful waiting and often delayed amputation," the authors write. "While many other areas of burns, trauma and critical care have advanced significantly in their treatment modalities, the saying 'Frostbite in January, amputate in July' is still relevant today.". (Science Daily)
* World News Quick Take Jun 20, 2007 Drug May Cut Aneurysm Risk for Heart Defect Patients Jun 14, 2007 Doctors Biased in Selecting Prostate Cancer Therapy Jun 6, 2007 Prostate cancer treatment differs by doctor Jun 5, 2007 Flaxseed may stall prostate cancer growth Jun 4, 2007 Treatment for early prostate cancer associated with type of specialist seen Jun 4, 2007 New Prostate Cancer Guidelines Released May 23, 2007 PSA Test Still Important to Detect Prostate Cancer, Studies Find May 21, 2007 New research supports early testing for prostate cancer May 21, 2007 Tonsillectomy Ends Infections; Costs Unknown May 5, 2007 Fed Won't Change Rate Without Convincing Data May 4, 2007 Better Prostate Cancer Test May Be Near Apr 29, 2007 PSA May Be Poor Predictor of Lethal Prostate Cancer Apr 4, 2007 Predicting prostate risks Apr 4, 2007 Hormone Therapy for Advanced Prostate Cancer Not for Everyone Apr 4, 2007 Urine test may improve prostate cancer screening Mar 28, 2007 Aggressive Prostate Cancer "Potentially Curable" Mar 21, 2007 The Pack's offseason woes, praise for the Redskins and the skinny on Travis Henry. Mar 17, 2007 Obesity May Up Prostate Cancer Deaths Mar 17, 2007 Inaugural issue of American Journal of Men's Health Mar 11, 2007 Managing Localized Prostate Cancer Feb 26, 2007 Men seek prostate treatment Feb 23, 2007 Prostate Cancer Overtreated? Feb 23, 2007 Benign MS May Not Stay Benign Feb 13, 2007 Tomatoes and broccoli slow prostate tumors in rats Jan 24, 2007 Fluid In The Ear Does Not Impair Development In Children, Study Finds Jan 23, 2007 Tomato-Broccoli Combo May Protect Against Prostate Cancer Jan 17, 2007 Worried about prostate cancer? Tomato-broccoli combo shown to be effective Jan 16, 2007 Body Parts: Tonsils: Helpful, troublesome guardians Jan 14, 2007 Obesity Boosts Prostate Cancer Death Risk Jan 9, 2007 Watch-and-wait approach to prostate cancer under question Jan 7, 2007
"Today, traditional therapy consists of tissue rewarming, prolonged watchful waiting and often delayed amputation," they wrote. "While many other areas of burns, trauma, and critical care have advanced significantly in their treatment modalities, the saying `frostbite in January, amputate in July' is still relevant today.". (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Ear infections common in young children Jun 14, 2007
A majority of the time the medical treatment resolves the problem through either watchful waiting or antibiotics. If a patient has lingering fluid beyond three months, that's when you have to consider the intervention or at least have a ear/nose/throat specialist evaluate it. (SunSpot.net)
"In patients with Marfan syndrome, the need for surgical intervention is determined by following the aortic enlargement with ultrasound or CT scans done at six- to 12-month intervals, until a specific threshold of growth is reached when surgery is recommended. This approach of watchful waiting is unsettling and stressful for patients," Baxter said. He said more research is needed to determine whether treatment with doxycycline can delay or prevent the need for surgery in Marfan syndrome... (MEDLINEplus)
Doctors often also advise close medical observation, also known as watchful waiting ... For men over 75 who saw only a urologist, the choice was watchful waiting or hormone therapy in 91 percent of the patients. (MEDLINEplus)
Prostate cancer treatment often depends on 1st doctor who saw patient Radiation, radioactive seeds, prostate removal, hormone therapy all effective Urologists urged hormone therapy or watchful waiting for nearly all men over 75 Seeing urologist & radiation oncologist, majority of all men got radiation therapy Adjust font size ... Doctors often also advise close medical observation, also known as watchful waiting ... For men over 75 who saw only a urologist, the choice was watchful waiting or... (CNN -- Health)
In order to further assess flaxseed's anti-cancer effects, future studies will likely focus on men with prostate cancer who have selected watchful waiting (close monitoring of the cancer but no active treatment) and men who are at risk of prostate cancer recurrence after treatment. Investigators also plan to look at dose levels for flaxseed supplementation and the effects of taking it for longer periods of time. (Xinhuanet, China)
The treatments included radical prostatectomy (surgery to remove the prostate), radiation therapy, primary androgen deprivation (hormone) therapy, and expectant management (watchful waiting) ... There are no physical side effects associated with watchful waiting. (EurekAlert!)
Men should be informed that in comparing options of "watchful waiting" and surgery, surgery may reduce the risk of cancer recurrence and improve survival. (In watchful waiting, the decision is made to hold off on treatment but to closely monitor the cancer to see if it progresses and then decide on treatment. (CBS News)
Another debate in prostate cancer care is whether patients diagnosed with the disease should be treated immediately or whether watchful waiting is best ... In another study, Dr. Bradley A. Erickson, from Northwestern University, and colleagues collected data on 347 older men who selected watchful waiting. (Health-Finder)
Presents new perspective on watchful waiting and intermittent androgen deprivation therapy ... CLINICAL AND PATHOLOGICAL FEATURES OF SCREEN VS. NON-SCREEN DETECTED PROSTATE CANCERS: IS THERE A DIFFERENCE" (Abstract 851) Pathological stage and surgical margins are important predictors of prostate cancer recurrence after radical prostatectomy. Cancers detected in a PSA-screening population from Tyrol, Austria, had a statistically significant lower rate of extracapsular extension and positive... (EurekAlert!)
Researchers also noted that people with chronic throat infections also improved with watchful waiting, just not as much as those who had surgery. That uncertainty led a doctor to say in a British Medical Journal editorial that until longer-term studies are available, he would advise patients who have had four episodes of tonsillitis in one year or three in six months that they are likely to have more than two days of sore throat in the next six months if they decide not to have the operation. (Click2Houston, TX)
I would say that, in these circumstances, with heightened risks to both growth and inflation, the best course for policy is watchful waiting,'' Yellen said. She emphasized, as do all Fed officials in their speeches, that she was only speaking for herself. (Bloomberg -- Columnists)
The hope is that the ECPA-2 test will identify men whose slow-growing cancers make them candidates for "watchful waiting" rather than immediate surgery or other treatment ... But the real hope that it could single out those cases requiring immediate treatment from those that could be left for watchful waiting has yet to be proved, he said. (Forbes)
WEDNESDAY, April 4 (HealthDay News) -- The standard prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test is not helpful in predicting lethal prostate cancers in men who are not treated but are placed under "watchful waiting" by their doctors, Swedish researchers say ... Watchful waiting is a common strategy in prostate cancer, which often progresses slowly -- especially so in many older men ... Because the cancer is often diagnosed in older men, one common saying in the field is that "more men die with... (Health-Finder)
The men in the study received no treatment for the first two years but were closely watched for signs of progression, which doctors refer to as watchful waiting. By a follow-up in December 2003, 34 patients had died from prostate cancer; in another 18 men, their cancer had metastasized. (Newsday -- Health)
Specifically, they apply to men whose cancer comes back after treatment, those whose cancer progresses after a period of "watchful waiting," and those whose cancer has spread beyond the prostate when they are first diagnosed. Hormone therapy is standard treatment for those men, since male hormones (mainly testosterone) drive the progression of prostate cancer. (MEDLINEplus)
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Testing for the prostate cancer gene 3 (PCA3) in urine may improve screening for prostate cancer, new research suggests (Reuters.uk)
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A "watchful waiting" approach is often recommended for men with high-grade prostate cancer because it's difficult to treat successfully. Now, however, New York-based researchers report that decisive treatment can lead to a significant improvement in survival compared to the conservative approach. (MEDLINEplus)
Well, until last week I'd have said the Giants were in a period of watchful waiting. They watched what other people did and waited to get lucky. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NFL)
Study Shows "Watchful Waiting" Strategy Not Used Enough. Mar 14, 2007. (CBS News)
The other article by Donald Bailey, PhD, RN from Duke University, and Meredith Wallace, PhD, APRN,BC from Fairfield University, looked at research of early stage prostate cancer among older men and whether "watchful waiting" was a reasonable option to aggressive therapy ... The article, "Critical Review: Is Watchful Waiting a Viable Management Option for Older Men with Prostate Cancer?," written by Donald E. Bailey Jr., PhD, RN, and Meredith Wallace, PhD, APRN, BC can be accessed free for a... (EurekAlert!)
Elderly patients with significant co-morbidity and limited life expectancy may opt for observation only (watchful waiting). This approach may also be followed for low grade tumours. (Suite101.com)
The doctors noted that 'active surveillance' differs significantly from 'watchful waiting. In watchful waiting, treatment is not usually initiated until a patient develops symptoms. (Monsters and Critics.com)
Study Shows "Watchful Waiting" Strategy Not Used Enough - CBS News ... Study Shows "Watchful Waiting" Strategy Not Used Enough ... Study Suggests Treatment Has Survival Advantage Over 'Watchful Waiting. (CBS News)
Pittock says "a 'watchful waiting approach,' with regular clinical and MRI monitoring" may be preferable for some patients with benign MS before starting MS drug treatment. He also sees reason for optimism for such patients. (CBS News)
She pointed out that many men with slow-growing prostate cancers will be treated with "watchful waiting," in which their physician carefully observes them to see if the tumor growth has accelerated, making treatment with drugs, radiation or surgery necessary. "Diet is maybe something very simple with no side effects -- certainly a lot less expensive than surgery or drugs -- that they can do during this period that will slow the growth of their cancer," Canene-Adams concluded. (Reuters.uk)
Our recommended treatment approach for children under age 3 in whom fluid has persisted for three months in both ears or four to five months in one ear now calls for watchful waiting for at least six additional months when fluid is present in both ears and for at least nine additional months when fluid is present in only one ear, he said. His contributions have advanced pediatric medicine worldwide in the diagnosis and treatment of common childhood diseases, most notably diseases and disorders... (Science Daily)
"Older men with slow-growing prostate cancer who have chosen watchful waiting over chemotherapy and radiation should seriously consider altering their diets to included more tomatoes and broccoli," added study co-author and doctoral candidate Kirstie Canene-Adams. "To get these effects, men should consume daily 1.4 cups of raw broccoli and 2.5 cups of fresh tomato, or 1 cup of tomato sauce, or 1/2 cup of tomato paste. I think it's very doable for a man to eat a cup and a half of broccoli per day... (Forbes)
"As nutritionists, it was very exciting to compare this drastic surgery to diet and see that tumor reduction was similar. Older men with slow-growing prostate cancer who have chosen watchful waiting over chemotherapy and radiation should seriously consider altering their diets to include more tomatoes and broccoli," said Canene-Adams. How much tomato and broccoli should a 55-year-old man concerned about prostate health eat in order to receive these benefits. (EurekAlert!)
A 2004 article in the journal BMJ recommended "watchful waiting" instead of tonsillectomies for children with moderately frequent throat infections (defined as about three in the last year). The study found that children with more frequent infections got some benefit from tonsillectomies, by having fewer throat infections. (North County Times)
Study Suggests Treatment Has Survival Advantage Over 'Watchful Waiting. Propecia Lowers The Reading On PSA Screening Tests, Even Though Risk Is Still There. (CBS News)
"For many years, the thinking has been that observation or 'watchful waiting' was the safest option for elderly patients with early prostate cancer," said Yu-Ning Wong, of the Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, who led the study. The findings prompted debate among specialists, who said the results could have potentially far-reaching implications, because they address one of the central quandaries about prostate cancer and because the disease is so common. (Houston Chronicle)
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