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Overtreatment of prostate cancer in the active surveillance era

Common Sense Family Doctor

It makes no sense to expose patients to these risks who have little opportunity to benefit, two geriatricians wrote in a JAMA Internal Medicine commentary titled “ Do Not Wait to Consider Life Expectancy Until After a Prostate Cancer Diagnosis ”: Limited life expectancy increases the likelihood of experiencing harms all along the diagnostic and treatment (..)

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The Role of Internal Medicine in Preventive Health Care

Mesa Family Physician

The Role of Internal Medicine in Preventive Health Care Internal medicine plays a central role in adult health, especially when it comes to prevention, diagnosis, and long-term care. Let’s explore the meaning and function of internal medicine and its importance in keeping adults healthy through all stages of life.