RICHARD MICHAEL HOFFMAN

..Prostate carcinoma and treatments affect health-related quality of life (HRQOL). The authors prospectively compared prostate and general HRQOL between prostate carcinoma cases and an age-matched and ethnicity-matched control group...

..The author recommends that screening should not be expanded to include average-risk men younger than age 50 years or older than age 75 years and that a PSA threshold below 4.0 ng/mL should not be used to trigger biopsy referral...

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..Preliminary data suggest that microwave thermotherapy, which delivers microwave energy to produce coagulation necrosis in prostatic tissue, is a safe, effective treatment for BPH...

..We examined the association between race/ethnicity and cardiovascular disease risk factor control in a large cohort of insulin-treated veterans with type 2 diabetes...

..We compared health-related quality-of-life (HRQOL) outcomes and survival of men with localized prostate cancer who received aggressive treatment with those receiving conservative management...

..Determine whether colorectal cancer screening adherence is greater with fecal immunochemical tests (FIT) or guaiac-based fecal occult blood tests (gFOBT)...

..Prostate cancer screening remains controversial. This review will address recently published results from randomized controlled screening trials as well as current practice guidelines...

..We evaluated the potential bias from mis-classifying indications for PSA testing in observational studies of CaP screening...

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..Guidelines recommend informing patients about the risks and benefits of prostate cancer screening. We evaluated the medical decision-making process for prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing...

..Colonoscopy has been recommended as a cost-effective strategy for colorectal cancer screening and prevention. We evaluated New Mexico's capacity to increase the prevalence of colorectal cancer screening using colonoscopy...

..We compared patient characteristics and treatment selection between American men with screening-detected versus clinically diagnosed prostate cancers...

..Screening elderly men for prostate cancer is not recommended because definitive treatments are unlikely to extend life expectancy...

..We examined whether there were racial differences in initial treatment for clinically localized prostate cancer and investigated whether demographic, socioeconomic, clinical, or tumor characteristics could explain any racial differences...

..Estimate the magnitude of misattribution in death certification and to determine whether misattribution could explain temporal trends in New Mexico prostate cancer mortality...

..14, 95% CI = 1.30-7.59). Prostate cancer testing occurred frequently among New Mexican men. The study variables that were the most significant predictors of testing were all markers for access to health care...

..Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels between 4.0 to 10.0 ng/ml have poor specificity in prostate cancer screening, leading to unnecessary biopsies...

..To investigate the reasons for this difference, we evaluated the association between race/ethnicity and advanced-stage prostate cancer, adjusting for demographic, socioeconomic, clinical, and pathologic factors...

..We evaluated the performance of multiple F/T PSA cutpoints in detecting prostate cancer in men with nonspecific PSA values...

..This does not seem an acceptable trade-off especially because the potential increased risk for high-grade cancers could lead to higher cancer mortality...

..To evaluate once- and twice-daily self-monitored blood glucose testing strategies in assessing glycemic control and detecting hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia in patients with stable insulin-treated type 2 diabetes...

..Most data on prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing come from urologic cohorts comprised of volunteers for screening programs. We evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of PSA testing for detecting prostate cancer in community practice...

..Successful screening programs will need to provide a range of screening modalities and ensure that endoscopic resources are used efficiently...

..In the meantime, patients need to be supported in achieving informed decisions on whether to be screened for prostate cancer...

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..To determine whether mailing guaiac-based fecal occult blood tests (gFOBTs) directly to patients who are due for colorectal cancer screening would achieve higher screening uptake than using visit-based screening...

..Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates are low in New Mexico. We used statewide surveys of primary care physicians and the general population to characterize CRC screening practices and compare perceptions about screening barriers...

..Patients should understand the risks and benefits of cancer screening in order to make informed screening decisions...

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..Reducing sugar consumption and improving medication compliance might offset the greater glucose fluctuation observed in lean patients with longstanding diabetes...

..SMBG provided a strong stimulus for improved self-care resulting in clinically important and sustained reductions in HbA(1c)...

..7, 95% CI 1.5-4.7) and non-Hispanic Whites (NHW) (OR 2.0, 95% CI 1.3-3.1), suggesting that having a family history of CaP is a risk factor for both ethnic groups...

..CONCLUSIONS: Glycemic control can be efficiently assessed by reviewing at least 5 weeks' worth of monitoring results, focusing on alternate weeks and giving less weight to more remote readings...

..To develop and validate a method for estimating hypoglycemia risk in stable, insulin-treated subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus...

..The value of self-monitoring blood glucose (SMBG) in type 2 diabetes is controversial...

..Medication increases were rarely identified as causing hypoglycemic episodes. Efforts to achieve tight glycemic control should recognize that patient behaviors commonly cause hypoglycemia...

..To identify clinical factors that affect hypoglycemia perception in type 2 diabetes...

..The use of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for prostate cancer has increased substantially in recent years, exposing more men to potential treatment complications, including osteoporosis and fractures...

..Describe the methodologies and study population of the Diabetes Outcomes in Veterans Study (DOVES)...

..Small sample sizes and differences in study design limit any definitive conclusions regarding the preferred type of laser technique...

..To validate food frequency analysis as a predictor of metabolic status in persons with type 2 diabetes and to identify psychosocial factors affecting dietary adherence...

..To evaluate whether statin use was associated with recurrent adenomatous polyps...

..Patient education and medication changes are potential ways of reducing the hypoglycemia rate. However, it remains to be proven that patient education is beneficial in this regard...

..To test whether better nutrition is associated more with adequate urea clearance than with inadequate urea clearance in obese patients on continuous peritoneal dialysis (CPD)...

..The role of inadequate clearances in the development of weight deficit in CAPD populations is difficult to assess. It seems, however, that adequate Kt/V urea may be necessary for weight gain in underweight CAPD patients...

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