Neutron radiation has better cure rate in prostate cancer patients. (Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)Anstett, Patricia
Radiation therapy is appropriate for the primary treatment of localized prostate cancer, and secondary treatment for cancer recurring within the region of the prostate. These therapies are typically reserved for patients who are not candidates for surgery, or who do not wish to have surgery. Radiatio...
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In the U.S., prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men and is the second leading cause of cancer death in men (the first beinglung cancer). One man in 7 will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime. In many cases it can be a slow moving disease and does not re...
Radical prostatectomy can provide cancer-specific survival of 15 years or more in 80% of patients with limited prostate cancer. In patients with well differentiated prostate cancers having Gleason scores of 2 to 4, the 10-year PSA progression-free survival is about 70 to 80% with radiation ther...
(ADT), which curbs the testosterone production fuelling the cancer, has been the primary treatment. However, theCHAARTEDtrial, which highlighted early chemotherapy benefits alongside ADT, and theSTAMPEDEtrial, which explored combinations such as surgery and radiation, have ushered in intensified systemic...
The largest single-institution study of its kind has found few complications in prostate cancer patients treated with radiotherapy after surgery to remove the prostate. Men in this study received radiotherapy after a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test
Stage I-III prostate cancer survival rates People with prostate cancer that's localized to the prostate or just nearby have a high long-term survival rate. Their 5-year relative survival rate is 99%, which means they're nearly as likely as someone without prostate to survive for 5 years. ...
Are there any long-term effects patients should be aware of from both surgery and radiation for prostate cancer? Sartor: Yes. With regard to surgery, most of the [side effects] can come relatively early, and then there's a period of healing. Occasionally, there can be problems with urethra...
swelling of the legs related to obstruction of the lymph tissue by prostate cancer. It is always best to find and diagnose prostate cancer at an early stage and hopefully still confined to its site of origin. At that point, treatments can cure it. When prostate cancer is widespread or metas...