Patients May Not Understand Medical Jargon Used to Describe Cancer
Some patients do not understand common phrases oncologists use, such as “your tumor is progressing” or “your nodes are positive.”
Some patients do not understand common phrases oncologists use, such as “your tumor is progressing” or “your nodes are positive.”
Benefits may include decreased anxiety, increased technical and overall satisfaction
Patients in the single-port versus multiport system group reported better cosmetic appearance, higher satisfaction with cosmetic appearance of surgical scar
Advanced practitioners providers such as nurse practitioners and physician assistants play an increasingly important role in nephrology and urology practices.
US National Nutrition Examination Survey revealed the herbicide was found in 1885 of 2310 urine samples
Gap seen in cardiovascular, psychiatry, and cancer trial participation versus national prevalence disease data
Frailty, low functional self-efficacy, smoking, and obesity are potentially modifiable vulnerability factors
In a study, surgery was associated only with declines in physical aspects of quality of life.
Patient outcomes similar for certain procedures performed by residents alone, attending surgeons alone, residents assisted by attending surgeons.
Medicare is a significant insurer for patients seeking urologic surgeries.