The Medical journal of Australia
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Comment Letter Multicenter Study
The psychosocial impact of prostate cancer on patients and their partners.
To assess the psychosocial impact of the diagnosis of either localised or metastatic prostate cancer (PCA) on patients and their female partners. ⋯ To be fully effective, interventions aimed at reducing the psychosocial morbidity of PCA must involve both patient and partner, rather than the patient alone.
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Men are at highest risk of cardiovascular disease, chronic lung disease, some cancers, suicide and transport-related injury. An anticipatory approach to men's health in general practice should assess risk for these conditions and offer effective interventions, either to prevent them or manage them early. This requires attention to the barriers, not only to men accessing general practice, but also to appropriate assessment and management, especially among disadvantaged groups.