The effectiveness of lifestyle interventions to reduce side effects of androgen deprivation therapy for men with prostate cancer: a systematic review.

Purpose: The aim of this review is to systematically review randomized controlled trials on lifestyle interventions on PCa patients undergoing androgen deprivation therapy.

Methods: A literature search was conducted using the electronic databases Medline and PubMed. To be eligible, studies had to be randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that focused on side effects of ADT and lifestyle interventions to reduce side effects for men undergoing ADT with PCa.

Sexual Dysfunction and Bother Due to Erectile Dysfunction in the Healthy Elderly Male Population: Prevalence from a Systematic Review.

Context: Therapies initiated by urologists, medical as well as surgical, may cause adverse effects in different sexual domains. Sexual domains that are often affected are sexual interest, sexual activity, and erectile functioning. As many elderly men undergo these therapies, it is important to know the prevalence of sexual dysfunction (SD) in these domains and its impact in the healthy elderly male population.

[Ambulant compression therapy for crural ulcers; an effective treatment when applied skilfully].

The incidence of crural ulcers is high. They reduce quality of life considerably and create a burden on the healthcare budget. The key treatment is ambulant compression therapy (ACT).

Biology of chronic wounds and new treatment strategies.

Impaired wound healing is the result of the interplay between patient-related factors, wound-related factors, skill and knowledge of the healthcare professional and resources and treatment-related factors. The study of wound-related factors learns us that healing is a very complex biologic process. Both 'seed' (differentiated and stem cells) and 'soil' (e.