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1. | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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2. Men's Health | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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   December 16, 2014 - X Y Z Health Topics Men's Health Description Most men … Compared to women, men are more likely to Smoke and drink Make unhealthy or risky choices Put … off regular checkups and medical care There are also health conditions that only affect men, such … Many of the major health risks that men face - like colon cancer or heart disease - can be prevented

3. An Evidence Review of Active Surveillance in Men with Localized Prostate Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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   December 01, 2019 - Home Evidence Reports An Evidence Review of Active Surveillance in Men … SHARE: An Evidence Review of Active Surveillance in Men … Over time, a lower proportion of men received observational management versus active treatment, even … No trial provided results comparing men with localized disease on active surveillance with surgery or … Conclusions More men are being diagnosed with early stage prostate cancer.

4. Prostate Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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   September 17, 2020 - Prostate cancer is common among older men. It is rare in men younger than 40. … Men with prostate cancer have many treatment options. … Systematic Review Archived December 6, 2011 An Evidence Review of Active Surveillance in Men … Decision Aid Archived September 9, 2011 Knowing Your Options: A Decision Aid for Men … 19, 2011 NIH State-of-the-Science Conference: Role of Active Surveillance in the Management of Men

5. Chlamydia Infections | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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   It can infect both men and women. Women can get chlamydia in the cervix, rectum, or throat. … Men can get chlamydia in the urethra (inside the penis), rectum, or throat. … who have sex with men (MSM) What are the complications of chlamydia? … Men often don't have health problems from chlamydia. … Both men and women can develop reactive arthritis because of a chlamydia infection.

6. 04-E029-1 Summary (pdf file)
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   December 01, 2011 - aged 50-59 years, 1.91 times higher for men aged 60-69, and 1.09 times higher for men aged 70–79 years … ., men who did not participate in the trial), to men in the trial who were randomized to AS. … there was no difference in mortality comparing men having undergone RP with men in WW. … Men who had RPs had more urinary complications than men on WW. … Retrospective studies also reported that men treated with RT had lower mortality than men on WW.

7. Women's Health | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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   September 14, 2018 - And some of the health issues that affect both men and women can affect women differently. … Women and men also have many of the same health problems. … For example, Women are more likely to die following a heart attack than men Women are more likely … to show signs of depression and anxiety than men The effects of sexually transmitted diseases can … be more serious in women Osteoarthritis affects more women than men Women are more likely to have

8. Treatment To Prevent Fractures in Men and Women With Low Bone Density or Osteoporosis: Update of a 2007 Report | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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   October 01, 2020 - Home Evidence Reports Treatment To Prevent Fractures in Men … SHARE: Treatment To Prevent Fractures in Men … Risedronate decreases the risk of vertebral and nonvertebral fracture among men with osteoporosis. … Risedronate and ergocalciferol prevent hip fracture in elderly men with Parkinson disease. … Risedronate sodium therapy for prevention of hip fracture in men 65 years or older after stroke.

9. Data Points 16: Types of Prostate Radiation: Changes across time and geography in the use of prostate radiation technologies for newly diagnosed older cancer patients: 2006-2008 (pdf file)
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   November 01, 2012 - The American Cancer Society esti- mated that 192,280 men would be diagnosed with and 27,360 men would … This rate was higher in men ages 80-84 (12.6%) and men over 85 (29.0%), blacks (9.2%), American Indi … - ans (14.4%), men living in the Midwest (9.4%) and men receiving State assistance (11.7%; Table 5) … Rates were higher in younger men (66-69: 26.5%, 70-74: 23.4%), non-Hispanic white men (21.5%), and … (6.5%), Hispanic men (14.0%), and men receiving State assistance (13.8%) (Table 5).

10. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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    February 01, 2008 - Compared with men who used watchful waiting (WW), men with clinically localized prostate cancer detected … Urinary dysfunction appeared to be more common in men treated with RP than in men treated with EBRT. … Bother due to dripping or leaking of urine was more than sixfold greater in RP-treated men than in men … Men with Gleason scores 8-10 were more likely to have evidence of biochemical recurrence than men with … WW according to age in men.

11. An Evidence Review of Active Surveillance in Men with Localized Prostate Cancer (pdf file)
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    December 01, 2011 - An Evidence Review of Active Surveillance in Men with Localized Prostate Cancer. … AS is appropriate in men with disease believed to be indolent, men who may not require therapy. … Low risk prostate cancer in men ≥ 70 years old: to treat or not to treat. … Overtreatment of men with low-risk prostate cancer and significant comorbidity. … An Evidence Review of Active Surveillance in Men with Localized Prostate Cancer

12. Prostate-Cancer-Therapies-Update Consumer (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2016 - The prostate is a gland in men about the size of a walnut. … As men get older, their prostate gland may grow larger over time. … Out of every 100 men with prostate cancer: Out of every 100 men in the United States: 14 men will … get prostate cancer in their lifetime 90 men are diagnosed with localized prostate cancer 10 men … � Men aged 50 years or older have a higher risk of prostate cancer.

13. Tx-For-Localized-Prostate-Cancer Surveillanceassesment 20120614 (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2012 - Compared with men who used watchful waiting (WW), men with clinically localized prostate cancer detected … Men with Gleason scores 8-10 were more likely to have biochemical recurrence than men with Gleason … apart, 38 (45%) of 85 men allocated radical prostatectomy and 48 (60%) of 80 men allocated watchful … Compared with men who used watchful waiting (WW), men with clinically localized prostate cancer detected … Men with Gleason scores 8-10 were more likely to have biochemical recurrence than men with Gleason

14. Tx-For-Localized-Prostate-Cancer Surveillanceassesment 20120614 (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2012 - Compared with men who used watchful waiting (WW), men with clinically localized prostate cancer detected … Men with Gleason scores 8-10 were more likely to have biochemical recurrence than men with Gleason … apart, 38 (45%) of 85 men allocated radical prostatectomy and 48 (60%) of 80 men allocated watchful … Compared with men who used watchful waiting (WW), men with clinically localized prostate cancer detected … Men with Gleason scores 8-10 were more likely to have biochemical recurrence than men with Gleason

15. Comparative Effectiveness of Treatments To Prevent Fractures in Men and Women With Low Bone Density or Osteoporosis | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - Evidence Reports Comparative Effectiveness of Treatments To Prevent Fractures in Men … Comparative Effectiveness of Treatments To Prevent Fractures in Men … Project Timeline Comparative Effectiveness of Treatments To Prevent Fractures in Men and Women With … Systematic Review: Comparative Effectiveness of Treatments To Prevent Fractures in Men

16. Prostate-Cancer-Test Executive (pdf file)
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    April 01, 2013 - in a study population); (2) study subjects/populations (at-risk men or men with a positive biopsy) … at higher risk of prostate cancer than the total cohort of screened men. … having initial biopsy and studies enrolling all men having repeat biopsy. … without prostate cancer and the number of men with prostate cancer who are missed. … Serum prostate- specific antigen in a community-based population of healthy men.

17. Newer Medications for Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) Associated with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - Half of men ages 51 – 60 years old and 80 percent of men over 80 years old have BPH according to autopsy … ages 45–49 years old and 30 percent of men over 85 years old. 2 Urinary hesitancy, weak stream, and … Men with LUTS/BPH often have other health concerns common in older men and may be on other medications … Lower urinary tract symptoms in men. BMJ. 2014;349:g4474. PMID 25125424. … Evaluation and treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms in older men.

18. Therapies for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer: Evidence Summary (pdf file)
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    September 01, 2020 - Therapies for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer Evidence Summary Main Points • In men … Mortality reductions may be limited to men age 65 and older and those with intermediate risk disease … • EBR plus AD may slightly reduce mortality and metastases versus EBR alone in men with intermediate … Mortality differences may be limited to men age 65 and older or those with intermediate-risk disease … in a small reduction in prostate cancer mortality and metastases versus EBR alone over 7 years in men

19. Treating Localized Prostate Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    November 01, 2020 - The prostate is a gland in men about the size of a walnut. … Most men with localized prostate cancer have few or no symptoms. … As men get older, their prostate gland may grow larger over time. … Men aged 50 years or older have a higher risk of prostate cancer. … As men get older, their prostate gland may grow larger over time.

20. Knowing Your Options: A Decision Aid for Men With Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    May 01, 2020 - Home Evidence Reports Knowing Your Options: A Decision Aid for Men … SHARE: Knowing Your Options: A Decision Aid for Men … Citation: Decision Aid: Knowing Your Options: A Decision Aid for Men