80 and up: 84.6% Prostate Cancer Survival Rates by Stage As with all cancers, doctors use the term "stage" to describe the cancer's characteristics. Prostate cancer is divided into four stages: Stage I: Cancer cells are limited to within the prostate gland, usually in half or less of one...
The article discusses data from a phase 3 study which showed that patients with advanced hormone-refractory prostate cancer whose disease had progressed and were treated with cabazitaxel plus prednisone/prednisolone had higher overall survival rate and progression-free survival rate....
The prognosis ofprostate canceror the probability of relapse following primary therapy depends on the clinical stage of the tumor, Gleason score (histologic grade) and the PSA level before the primary treatment. The other important independent prognostic factors include the pathologic stage of the tumo...
WebMD's slideshow covers prostate cancer: who's at risk, symptoms, tests, staging, treatments, survival, and foods that may help lower your risk for prostate cancer.
Prostate cancer can vary in severity. The earlier prostate cancer is diagnosed, the more effectively it can be treated, increasing your chance of survival. A lot of the time, prostate cancer will grow slowly and will only affect the prostate, not causing serious harm. In these cases, cancer...
Prostatecanceris cancerof prostate gland. The prostate gland is a walnut-sized gland present only in men, found in the pelvis below the bladder. The prostate gland wraps around the urethra (the tube through which urine exits the body) and lies in front of the rectum. The prostate gland sec...
Prostatecanceris cancerof prostate gland. The prostate gland is a walnut-sized gland present only in men, found in the pelvis below the bladder. The prostate gland wraps around the urethra (the tube through which urine exits the body) and lies in front of the rectum. The prostate gland sec...
Rohan Garje, MD, provides an overview of a study evaluating how mutations, including TP53, RB1, and PTEN, impact overall survival in patients with metastatic prostate cancer. This is a modal window. The Playback API request failed for an unknown reasonError...
Long-term Survival Rates of Patients With Prostate Cancer in the Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening Era: Population-Based Estimates for the Year 2000 by Period Analysis : Brenner H, Arndt V (German Centre for Research on Ageing, Heidelberg, Germany) J Clin Oncol 23:441鈥 447, 2005 搂...
Incidence, Survival and Mortality Trends in Prostate CancerProstate cancer in the United States is a serious problem. Not only is prostate cancer the third leading cause of death in males, behind lung cancer and colorectal cancer, but the number of cases of prostate cancer has been growing at ...