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"Prostate cancer screening: Should you get a PSA test?" //Mayo Clinic//. Mayo Foundation, 18 Aug. 2010. Web. 30 Sept. 2010. .

The authors of this article are the Mayo Clinic Staff. They have wrote many articles on diseases and conditions. They offer award-winning medical and health information and tools for healthy living. This article is an informational report, as it is giving information and the pros and cons of prostate cancer screening. The intended audience for this article are people who are diagnosed with Prostate Cancer, or need to learn more about it. The thesis for this article is Prostate Cancer screening can be helpful to some men, but also becomes unneeded for others. The arguments the authors make for Prostate Cancer screening is that it can help you detect early stages and the number of deaths have gone down from the screening. The arguments made for the negatives are not all prostate cancers need treatment and it can provoke anxiety and confusion. The evidence given is detecting certain types of cancer is critical, but can be unlikely to spread to other parts of your body when Prostate Cancer is very treatable and men who are diagnosed the death related is 14%. The work from these authors provides clear information which is easy to follow and has many facts to support it. The topic was also clearly supported and addressed. It was clearly written with charts and facts to support. The authors take the position that Prostate Cancer screening is positive to men to diagnose cancer and has numerous pros and cons with a specific answer with support. I learned about the debate that is happening on Prostate Cancer screening and different issues that are happening surrounding this controversy. It has helped me get an idea on what to narrow this broad topic of Prostate Cancer to and provides different options for the topic.

Family Doctor Editorial Staff. "Prostate Cancer Treatment Options." //Family Doctor//. American Academy of Family Physicians, Dec. 2009. Web. 30 Sept. 2010. .

All the authors on this website are physicians and patient education professionals. The article is an informational report to all people interested in the treatments of Prostate Cancer and more importantly patients who are diagnosed and want to review their options. The thesis statement is there are many different treatment options for Prostate Cancer and depending on your gender, age, and health; you have many different options to pursue. The authors’ main arguments are that surgery is the most certain treatment and most likely cured and if you are in good health, then it is a low risk surgery. On the other side, you could possibly lose a lot of blood during surgery and it is not needed, unless the condition gets worse. Also, there are benefits of “watchful waiting” in the sense that there is no treatment necessary, with no side effects, but you need to see your doctor often to keep it in control. There are also risks for “watchful waiting” because a small tumor can be unpredictable and can grow slow or quickly, depending on the situation. The topics they cover in the article are radial prostatectomy and the information of what it is as well as risks, the radiation therapy and risks and benefits, and what occurs after Prostate Cancer treatments, as well as hormone therapy for patients. The research that is presented is clear, and organized in a setup with specific categories and information that supports the topic. The topic was clearly researched and addressed, and the title of the article was covered extremely well and was easy to follow throughout the article. The topic of treatments for Prostate Cancer was fully covered and had sufficient information to support it, as well as a clear understanding for the topic. The authors take an objective stance, as they state the positives of treatments and then state the negatives with a final conclusion and put everything together. This source helped me a great deal with helping me narrow down my topics and gave me an option to use treatments of Prostate Cancer as a topic that is available to use.

Weinrauch, Larry A. "Prostate Cancer Symptoms." //Healthscout//. USA Today, 2001-2010. Web. 6 Oct. 2010. .

The author, Larry Weinrauch is completing a residency in Internal medicine and Cardiovascular Disease from Harvard Medical School. Currently, he is the Medical Society Clinician of the Year and has lectured in 16 different states and 8 countries. The article is an informational report and he is a well educated expert in the field of what he studies. The author is well educated and has put much time into this specific topic, where there is much useful information. The intended audience for this article is mostly men, who need to gain more understanding about Prostate Cancer and also anybody who has, or has somebody close to them going through this type of cancer. The author’s thesis is there are many different symptoms, treatments and causes for cancer, and the best way to minimize it, is to get it monitored regularly. The main arguments the author made are the diagnosing of Prostate Cancer can be misdiagnosed and not always correct 100% of the time and the right treatment options can be misguiding and possibly harmful to you. The topics the authors cover are symptoms, causes, diagnosing, and treatments. The evidence given by the author is for symptoms are prostatitits, which is inflammation of the prostate. For diagnosis, the evidence is the doctor goes through a thorough examination and reviews medical history and has proper research to diagnose you. The methods of management are watchful waiting and local and systemic therapy. The work was clear for the most part, put into different categories, with several bullet points to support it. The end of the article began to get confusing as they had too many stages for treatments as it began very hard to be able to follow. The topic was clearly addressed and examined by the author with much detail. The article is more informative, so they do not take a specific stance but have different support for each position. This source provided me with a large amount of research to help me with the topic for the future. I learned different facts from the sub topics and furthered my understanding of the topics.

"Prostate Cancer Treatment - National Cancer Institute." //National Cancer Institute - Comprehensive Cancer Information//. 2010. Web. 16 Oct. 2010. .

There is no specific author in this article, but the doctors at the National Cancer Institute wrote the article and they have many credentials and have studied everything about Cancer for many years. This is an informational article and it is clear the authors have a strong knowledge for the topic they are discussing. The intended audience seems to be anybody that is interested in gaining further knowledge in the different stages of Prostate Cancer and the severity each stage has. The thesis is there are many ways that Cancer spreads through the body and different stages are used to classify them. Arguments that are made are different ways Cancer spread through the body, and the different stages related to Prostate Cancer. The different topics covered are stages one, two, and three of Prostate Cancer, the three ways it spreads through the body, and radionuclide bone scans. The evidence for the stages are for stage one, a small amount of tissue spreads; for stage two, more advanced than stage one, but has not spread past the Prostate and stage three, has spread to the further edges of the Prostate. The article was clear and precise and provided me with all the information I needed to learn about the topic. I learned all about the different stages of Prostate Cancer and now have a better understanding for it.

"What Are the Key Statistics about Prostate Cancer?" //American Cancer Society :: Information and Resources for Cancer: Breast, Colon, Prostate, Lung and Other Forms//. Web. 16 Oct. 2010. .

The authors of this article are researchers from the American Cancer Society. They put all their time and effort into researching and learning about Cancer and the different effects it has on humans. It is very informative and provides many examples on the statistics of Prostate Cancer and gives a long list of stats that are useful. The audience tends to be mostly men, as they are trying to gain an understanding as to the statistics and the risks involved. The thesis is other than Skin Cancer, Prostate Cancer is the most common cancer in American men. There were not any arguments made, but just statistics and facts. The facts were 32,050 men will die from Prostate Cancer each year and about 217,730 new cases will be diagnosed. The article provided a wide amount of facts and research, as well as statistics and provided me with facts to support my argument.

Frierdich, Sharon. "What Is Chemotherapy?" //CureSearch//. Web. 18 Oct. 2010. .

The author, Sharon Frierdich, has an RN, MS, CPNP at the University of Wisconsin Children's Hospital and studied chemotherapy research. It seems to be an overview article of chemotherapy and it gives much information of the entire overview of chemotherapy and its treatments, and the intended audience is the lay person, as it is information given for general knowledge and for people with no previous knowledge of the subject. The thesis of the article is, chemotherapy provides a method of treatment which proves to be successful for treating Cancer. The position the author takes is that each method of treatment provides different results for everybody, but the overall treatment proves to be the most effective. The evidence given is each way stops the cancerous cells from growing larger and it decreases the chance cells have to survive and how resistant they are and the size they grow. The work of this author is set up clear, even though it is short in length, it still goes right to the point and is effective to the reader. The stance the author takes is more informative and provides useful information for the reader. This source was a big help in helping me research my topic and provided me with much needed information.

Swierzewski, Stanley J. "Prostate Cancer Surgery, Prostate Cancer Prognosis & Prevention - Prostate Cancer - Urology Channel." //Your Urology Community - Physician-Monitored - Urology Channel//. Web. 20 Oct. 2010. .

The author, Stanley J Swierzewski has a medical doctorate from Tufts University and Urology Residency from University of Michigan Medical Center. This is an overview of Prostate Cancer and one of its main points is cryosurgery, by thawing and freezing cancerous cells. The intended audience for this article could be either for an expert, or lay person because it is set up in a matter which is easy to understand, but also language which is intended for a person with previous knowledge of the subject. The author’s thesis is different treatments are presented for serious cases of Prostate Cancer, and there can be ways to prevent it. The main arguments of the article are cryosurgery is not for everybody and cannot successfully treat everybody, and the complications associated with cryosurgery. The prevention is also debatable, as not one thing has been said to be successful. The evidence given is elderly, T3 stage or lower, and toleration to surgery or radiation can lead to the cryosurgery not being able to be done. The evidence for prevention is there is no one way to prevent it, but the best thing you can do is get checked regularly and prevent it from spreading once diagnosed. The research was very clear and well written, as well as the topic being adequately addressed. I plan to use this source in the future, even though the language could prove to be complex.

"Remote Sensing to Kill Prostate Cancer - The Times of India." //The Times of India: Latest News India, World & Business News, Cricket & Sports, Bollywood//. 21 Oct. 2010. Web. 26 Oct. 2010. .

There is no author for the article, but the source of the article is the Times of India and is a respectable resource, in the topic of health. This article is an informative piece and overviews a specific research and cure called remote sensing to kill Prostate Cancer. The intended audience for this article is the general public and it is in an easy enough manner for people to understand. The thesis of this article is remote sensing can be a breakthrough technology to help the painful side effects and possibly remove cancerous cells. The main arguments provided from the author are it could impact thousands of men in the near future, treatment can include major surgery to remove prostate, and medics predict it could also help breast and other major types of cancer. The evidence for the topic is it uses three tiny transmitters implanted in the tumor, and nearly 32,000 cases of Prostate Cancer diagnosed and 10,000 men essentially die from it in Britain, where this new idea is being developed. The work was clearly well researched and logical facts and information to support the topic. They don’t take a certain position, but provide numerous facts for the topic.

Gardner, Amanda. "Aspirin May Help Patients Beat Prostate Cancer." //BusinessWeek - Business News, Stock Market & Financial Advice//. 21 Oct. 2010. Web. 26 Oct. 2010. .

Amanda Gardner has written many articles for the New York Daily News, New York Times, and Time out and Self magazine. She is also an award winning writer and received a Ph.D. Interdisciplinary Studies from Cincinnati University. This is an informational report which describes the theory that taking Aspirin and blood thinners reduce the risk of dying from Prostate Cancer. The intended audience for this article is everybody interested in learning more about treatments of Prostate Cancer and gaining more understanding. The author’s thesis is a study found blood thinners associated with 50% cut in death rate. The main arguments for the article are aspirin might cut the risk of dying in men, but with more advanced cases radiation is recommended. The evidence given for the arguments are only 1% of men taking anticoagulant died versus the 4% of men who weren’t taking anticoagulant and the risk of dying is more than half without anticoagulants. The work is very clear of the author and thought out thoroughly. The topic was addressed well all throughout the article and had many facts throughout to support it. This source will be very helpful to my research, as it provides an extra piece of information to help me with sufficient research.

Aral, Isamettin Andrew. "Controversies in Prostate Cancer: EMedicine Urology." //EMedicine - Medical Reference//. 11 Oct. 2010. Web. 28 Oct. 2010. .

There are two authors for this article, ** Isamettin Andrew Aral and Fazal Hussain. Aral is the assistant professor of Radiation Oncology and Hussain is the director of clinical research at King Faisal Cancer Centre. This is a persuasive piece, which reviews the pros and cons of whether treating Prostate Cancer is beneficial to someone with a small trace of prostate cancer. The author’s thesis is **the treatment for prostate cancer continues to evolve, although the identification of clinically significant disease remains difficult. The main arguments presented by the author are survival is the only thing that leads to treatments and aggressive screening programs increased the number of men diagnosed with prostate cancer. The evidence given is that a 2008 research sums up men with methods detected other than PSA have experienced fewer deaths. The research given is very clear and has given all the research needed for a lot of information for the project. I do hope and will use this article to support my argument in the future for my research.