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		<title>Dr. Samadi Reports: U.S. Cancer Death Rates Continue to Drop</title>
		<link>http://www.talkingaboutmenshealth.com/2012/01/11/dr-samadi-reports-u-s-cancer-death-rates-continue-to-drop/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:45:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Advances in treatment and continued vigilance in early cancer screening are creating real progress and saving lives. Talking about Men&#8217;s Health contributor Dr. Samadi reports for Fox News: Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com The number of deaths have fallen in all four of the most common cancers: Lung, colon, breast and prostate. Three of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Informed decision making with prostate cancer screening options: ‘WHY’?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 21:13:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Rovito, Ph.D.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: Michael J Rovito, Ph.D and Janna Manjelievskaia The focus of prostate cancer prevention research has switched FROM advocating for screening TO advocating for informed decision-making among men. In other words, we are now trying to inform men of their options and advocate that they have an open and honest dialogue with their physician on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medicare Evidence Development and Coverage Advisory Committee Recommends Medicare Reimbursement of Provenge</title>
		<link>http://www.talkingaboutmenshealth.com/2010/11/18/medicare-evidence-development-and-coverage-advisory-committee-recommends-medicare-reimbursement-of-provenge/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 23:21:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, the Medicare Evidence Development and Coverage Advisory Committee&#8217;s (MEDCAC) vote on a number of questions amounted to a recommendation to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to cover Provenge, a therapeutic vaccine for men with advanced prostate cancer.  While the recommendation was not overwhelmingly enthusiastic, Provenge clears one hurdle on its way [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prostate Cancer Policy Update: The Advocate’s Prostate Cancer Battle</title>
		<link>http://www.talkingaboutmenshealth.com/2010/11/16/prostate-cancer-policy-update-the-advocate%e2%80%99s-prostate-cancer-battle/</link>
		<comments>http://www.talkingaboutmenshealth.com/2010/11/16/prostate-cancer-policy-update-the-advocate%e2%80%99s-prostate-cancer-battle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 22:22:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alternative & Complementary Treatment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Federal Government has recently taken unconventional actions surrounding prostate cancer.  Advocates keep in mind, healthcare policy is political and the right combination of hard work, preparation and advocacy is needed for success.]]></description>
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		<title>Prostate Cancer Screening Policy Update</title>
		<link>http://www.talkingaboutmenshealth.com/2010/10/27/prostate-cancer-screening-policy-update/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2010 17:57:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) is a large piece of legislation that can be confusing.  Much of the legislation leaves the formation of regulations and implementation to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.  Men’s Health Network (MHN) is closely monitoring and analyzing regulatory developments for prostate cancer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Black Men Need More Awareness, Access to Prostate Cancer Screening</title>
		<link>http://www.talkingaboutmenshealth.com/2010/10/11/black-men-need-more-awareness-access-to-prostate-cancer-screening/</link>
		<comments>http://www.talkingaboutmenshealth.com/2010/10/11/black-men-need-more-awareness-access-to-prostate-cancer-screening/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Oct 2010 18:23:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the 2009 National Healthcare Disparities Report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), “American men with prostate cancer were 25 percent less likely to die from the disease in 2006 than they were in 1999.”  “The rate at which American men died from prostate cancer declined from 31 deaths to 23.5 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Does the New Healthcare Bill Mean for You?</title>
		<link>http://www.talkingaboutmenshealth.com/2010/10/03/what-does-the-new-healthcare-bill-mean-for-you/</link>
		<comments>http://www.talkingaboutmenshealth.com/2010/10/03/what-does-the-new-healthcare-bill-mean-for-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 01:47:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.talkingaboutmenshealth.com/?p=591</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For many men and their families, September 23, 2010 ushered in a few important changes to health insurance law. To help you easily identify and decipher these changes, Men&#8217;s Health Network has summarized some of these major changes in a new document in our online library. It can be found at: http://www.menshealthnetwork.org/library/PPACAinsurancechange0923210.pdf]]></description>
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		<title>Health Reform Unraveled: A Health Professional’s Perspective</title>
		<link>http://www.talkingaboutmenshealth.com/2010/03/29/health-reform-unraveled/</link>
		<comments>http://www.talkingaboutmenshealth.com/2010/03/29/health-reform-unraveled/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 21:27:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Dougherty, MPH</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.talkingaboutmenshealth.com/?p=210</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week, Congress passed arguably the most comprehensive health legislation since Medicare. After over a year of passionate debate (and nearly a 100 years in the making), the bill was signed into law. Though not a perfect bill, far from it for many, the legislation establishes a fundamental social precedent where we as a society [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prostate Cancer Awareness</title>
		<link>http://www.talkingaboutmenshealth.com/2009/09/16/prostate-cancer-awareness/</link>
		<comments>http://www.talkingaboutmenshealth.com/2009/09/16/prostate-cancer-awareness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 06:56:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon Leonard, MA</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This past weekend, the Prostate Cancer Research Institute held its annual conference in Los Angeles, hosting over a dozen experts on prostate health and 600 participants.  According to PCRI volunteers, the purpose of the conference is to provide an avenue for those with prostate cancer and their loved ones to get more information about managing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NYT Op-Ed on Health Care Reform</title>
		<link>http://www.talkingaboutmenshealth.com/2007/12/16/nyt-op-ed-on-health-care-reform/</link>
		<comments>http://www.talkingaboutmenshealth.com/2007/12/16/nyt-op-ed-on-health-care-reform/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 13:53:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I saw this op-ed on NYT yesterday. Its a short interesting piece on the style of health care reforms proposed by some of the Democrats recently. Coming from the UK with our National Health Service I am always very interested in how national health care programs are viewed here. My personal opinion is that there [...]]]></description>
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