Prostate cancer, disease characterized by uncontrolled growth of cells within the prostate gland. Prostate cancer is a frequently diagnosed cancer among males. Learn more about the causes, symptoms, and treatment of prostate cancer.
In contrast, once metastasis has been detected by imaging, the vast majority of patients will likely die from prostate cancer. Over the past two decades, serum PSA screening has provided a valuable tool for prostate cancer surveillance, however the age-adjusted incidence of mortality has remained ...
Lilja H, Cronin A, Scardino P, et al. Poster 589: a single PSA predicts prostate cancer up to 30 years subsequently, even in men below age 40. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association, May 17-22, 2008, Orlando, FL....
Prostate canceris a malignant tumor of the prostate. The disease is less common before age 50, and experts believe that most elderly men have traces of it. African American men are more likely to getprostate cancerand have the highest death rate. Other than skin cancer, prostate cancer is ...
Older men are more likely to be diagnosed with high-risk prostate cancer and to have lower overall survival. As a result, age often plays a role in treatment choice. However, the relationships among age, disease risk, and prostate cancer-specific survival have not been well established.We stu...
Age 60-69: 1 in 19 70 and up: 1 in 11 Survival rate by age Age also affects prostate cancer survival rates. According to a CDC report, those under 50 and over 80 have the lowest relative survival rates. Because those under 50 aren't usually tested for prostate cancer, it may be le...
Age, severe comorbidity and functional impairment independently contribute to poor survival in cancer patients With the increasing number of elderly patients suffering from cancer, comorbidity and functional impairment become common problems in patients with cancer... U Wedding,B Rhrig,A Klippstein,......
Cohort study:Cohort analysis finds that the proportion of people who meet high risk criteria for colorectal, breast or prostate cancer screening based on family history increases between age 30 and 50 喜欢 0 阅读量: 23 作者: HJ Murff 摘要: Commentary on: Ziogas A, Horick NK, Kinney AY,...
Age is an important risk factor. Men under the age of 40 years have a 1 in 10.000 risk of invasive prostate cancer. The risk increases to 1 in 8 at the age of 60-79 years. INSETS: Box 1. PSA testing: sensitivity and specificity;Box 2. Gleason grading;Ideas for audit prostate ...
It takes minimal effort to find out which screenings are recommended at every age, and talk to family members to determine a family history of illnesses. The next step is to make an appointment for an annual physical. For men who develop prostate cancer, those with a family history of the...