Widespread use of PSA test may have reduced suicides after prostate cancer ... Los Angeles Times (blog)
Date: 03.02.10
The widespread use of the prostate-specific antigen, or PSA, test for detecting and monitoring prostate cancers since 1993 may have lowered the risk of suicide after a diagnosis of prostate cancer, possibly by showing many men that their tumors are not highly aggressive, Harvard researchers reported this week.
The reduction in risk may also result from improved programs to provide emotional support for such men, a possibility that is reinforced by the observation that the suicide rate is higher in single men than in married ones. The risk of dying from cardiovascular disease was also elevated after prostate cancer diagnosis, the researchers reported in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Dr. Fang Fang of Harvard University's Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston and his colleagues used the government's SEER (Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results) database to study 343,497 men with prostate cancer between 1979 and 2004. No cancer-free group was available to serve as a control group, and the team used published figures for expected deaths in the general population. During the period of the study, 148 of the men died from suicide and 6,845 died of cardiovascular disease. During the pre-PSA era up until 1993, men diagnosed with prostate cancer were 90% more likely to commit suicide in the first three months after diagnosis and 30% more likely in the first year, they found. After 1993, however, the suicide risk returned to normal. That contrasts with the same researchers' previous findings in Sweden that showed the risk of suicide there remained about 20% higher throughout the entire study period. The reason for this difference "is unclear," they wrote, but they suggest that the large number of indolent (nonaggressive) prostate cancers diagnosed during the later years and better access to emotional support may have lessened despair among patients, reducing suicide risk.
risk.............?
is it a big risk to disable anti virus and anti spy during...................downloading yahoo messenger.
do tell me how to disable anti virus and anti spy......bcoz i m new in this computer world
i have avg 7.5 anti virus.
not really , you shouldn't have any problems just down loading messenger, i don't know how to disable as i don't use any of them
Usually you'll have an icon for each on the bottom right of your screen. Right-click on each and there should be an option to disable. Don't forget to switch them back on after.
What type of risk might actually be increased by identifying previously undiscovered risks?
What type of risk might actually be increased by identifying previously undiscovered risks? How are unidentified risks automatically handled?
Unidentified risks aren't handled. In order to "handle" a risk, you have to identify it.
There are LOTS of risks that are increased by identifying previously undiscovered stuff. Prime example: The whole 09/11 thing. Before September 11th, the idea of someone hijacking a plane and crashing it into buildings, wasn't contemplated as a risk. Afterwards, a slew of cities had "issues" finding insurance coverage for the tallest buildings in each city - as overnight, they were now a target for potential terrorist attacks. Some companies flat out stopped writing coverage on buildings over six stories tall.
Undiscovered risk may only be to the company, but it may or may not be reversible or controllable.
If there is non in place, is it inherent risk or caused by external factor ? If inherent, evaluation could be placed on whether is that a currently in place control mechanism over it ? If control exist, then how strong is the control ? That will determine the risk level.
If external, is there probable preventive measures ? If yes, the risk is lowered upon preventive control imposed. If no, what is the chances of recurrence ?
If adhoc, preventive should be noted ? If no preventive measure, what is the remedial?
The risk level depends on the control available or enhanceable.
What are 3 risk prevention techniques to follow when you have been drinking, in order to reduce risk driving?
What are 3 risk prevention techniques to follow when you have been drinking, in order to reduce risk while driving?
call a cab.
ask a buddy for a ride.
sleep it off under the pool table.
2. Don't drive.
3. DON'T DRIVE!
call a friend
don't drink and drive
2. Have a DD pick you up so you don't have to drive back from someone else's house.
3. Install a breathalyzer in your car so it won't let you start it if you have alcohol on your breath.
1. If you've been drinking -- don't drive.
2. If someone you're with has been drinking -- don't ride with them.
3. If everyone's drinking -- call someone you trust -- or walk.
Drink lots of water to hydrate yourself before going to sleep and to prevent a hangover, which is caused by the dehydration from the alcohol.
But as far as driving, why risk killing someone's Mom? or any other innocent person? Catch a ride or sleep where you are.
2--Call a friend
3--Give up your keys to a friend if you know you intend to drink
Oh, and 4--Don't drink and drive, that's stupid!
What is the risk of having stray bottleage kittens in my home with my adult cat?
***No, I did NOT take the kittens from their mother, she was euthanised at the shelter and they called me to bottlefeed the babies she left***
I have two adult male cats with current shots and everything. Now that Im getting two 3 week old babies, what are the risks Im putting my adult cats in? Someone mentioned something about passing on the leukemia or feline HIV but thats its rare. And with the current shots, is there a huge risk?
Should I keep the babies seperate from the other cats completely or let them socialize?
Also - I know how to bottlfeed babies so I DONT need help on that. And dont go on about how I shouldnt have 3 week old babies - their mother is DEAD so I have to raise them.
I work in rescue and have been in your situation more times than I can count.
I never let my own pets near the kittens until they are vet checked at 8 weeks. It is best to keep the babies separate from your pets, in case they do have FIV or FL. It's also less stressful for everyone involved, and you dont have to worry about your cats getting angry and hissing or hitting at the babies. No need to stress out the kittens and your own cats.
And for the poster above me, male cats do not attack and kill kittens, Im not saying it doesnt happen, but that isnt the rule of thumb, I have 4 cats, 3 of whom are male, and they LOVE when baby kitties get the all clear from the vet and can join the herd... ahem, I mean clowder =)
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What is the difference between Risk Participation agreement and an Insurance Contract?
As part of their business operations, some Export Credit Agencies tend to use insurance contracts to provide cover for identified commercial & non-commercial risks related to Letters of Credit issued by banks in developing countries.
Some confirming banks are accepting such documentation tomitigate the underlying risk; however, other banks seem to insist on using Risk Particiaption Agreements instead, which are more or less subject to the same conditions.
There is a WORLD of difference. An insurance contract is, well, an insurance policy! The company issuing the policy, theoretically, has money behind them to pay claims, and is subject to insurance and banking laws in their state. If they are admitted to do business in your state, then your state actually has a guarantee fund, in case they go bankrupt, to pay your claims.
A "risk participation" agreement, is just a pool of people who don't have insurance, who agree to SHARE CLAIMS PAYMENTS. There is no guarantee that there will actually be any money at the time your claim needs to get paid. Also, not only do you pay in your share, but if claims are abnormally high, you ALSO pay in again. And again, and again. They are NOT subject to governmental, banking, or insurance regulation. It's highly speculative.
What risk is there of a rocket crashing on its way to the moon?
If you could possibly give me a percentage of the risk of not surviving while travelling to the moon, I would be highly grateful.
8% in atmosphere
0.4% out of atmosphere
-NASA
But that does not mean, that it has to happen at all. The systems inside a spacecraft could be far more reliable in reality as testing can ensure.
Unless you use the NASA manager laws of statistics for calculating the reliability of a spacecraft. Their definition of failure at the time when the Challenger accident happened had been calculated as the chance that all systems (including bolts) failing at once.
The survival rate for manned Moon missions is currently 100%, unless you count the capsule fire that killed the three Apollo 1 astronauts during a training exercise.
How does pregnancy increase the risk of pulmonary and other emboli?
How is pregnancy associated with an increased risk in pulmonary embolism? Does this explain the association between long term use of oral contraceptives and thrombosis, which could possibly lead to embolism?
Blood clots in pregnancy are generally the result of increased venous stasis- blood pooling in the lower deep veins. As I said above, balance of proteins of the coagulation + fibrinolytic systems also play a part. DVT can of course lead to a pulmonary embolism. Clots in pregnancy and from the Pill are generally always the results of clots that have formed in the deep veins of the legs, broken away and then embolised in the lungs.
Women who do have clots in pregnancy and whilst taking the contraceptive Pill, generally also have certain other risk factors such as protein C and S deficiency and most commonly Factor V Leiden mutation. Over all health of the woman also plays a part- obesity, poor diet/unhealthy lifestyle and a smoking history also increases the risk as does age.
During pregnancy the uterus also expands, putting pressure on the lower blood vessels which can restrict blood flow from the legs and pelvis back to the heart. Physiological structural changes during pregnancy are risk factors alone.
What is the biggest risk to battery failure on a satellite?
I am on a project building a cube sat and I am concerned with mitigating the risk of battery failure during operation. For those engineers scientists out there, what are the biggest risks I need to worry about for the battery? For example, is it the extreme environmental conditions, cell design failure, degradation, or something else?
We are using a Li-ion prismatic cell. Our battery specs are as following: voltage 3 to 4.2 V, and capacity 1.8 Ah at C/5 rate at 23° C.
here? this bunch of idiots? you've got to be kidding...
please review the literature: premature battery failures are generally due to shorted or open cells due to temperature fluctuations.
to be successful in this field you need to show better judgement. please reconsider your research goals.
Why is risk and uncertainty framework much more relevant to the current and existing economic issues?
The risk and uncertainty element has not been factored into the classical production-consumer and market structure theory.Existing framework is rather limited in term of assumptions and application to many current economic issues.
Can someone explain and give an example?
Actually, that's a crock of shit. Any modern microeconomic text worth its salt (e.g. Mas-Colell, Nicholson Snyder, etc.) has extensive coverage of the incorporation of uncertainty and information asymmetry into classical microeconomic theory.
Christian Gollier, for instance, has down very impressive theoretical work to analyze the affect of time and risk on economic decision-making.
That is in addition to the work down by countless neoclassical theorists, who have much to say about "current and existing economic issues".
Anyone who thinks that modern economics is stuck in the 18th century simply hasn't bothered to do their research.
How much increased risk of cancer does one get from exposure to metal dust?
New hip replacements are metal on metal. They make a dust which enters the rest of the body and increases cancer risk. Any info out there on this?
A steel foundry worker is significantly has increased exposure to cancer from metal dust and fumes. Alloys such as chromium that are used to make stainless steel are very cancerous. Having said that though, I would have no problem with a metal hip replacement put in my body. Once the part is heat treated in the oven and cooled, the part becomes very strong and will not easily grind to dust. I would not worry about any cancer risk having surgical steel inplanted in my body as the chromium is so tightly bound to the other alloys that it can not be released.
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