age and prostate cancer survival:outcomes of localized prostate cancer following conservative management.A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Outcomes of Localized Prostate Cancer Following Conservative Management," by G. L. Lu-Yao and colleagues published in a 2009 issue....
The amount of nuclear AR in cells from the external zone (infiltrated by cancer or healthy) is two times greater than in those from the internal region. Total receptor content of the external zone cells is also high, but the sample is too small to demonstrate an age dependence. The ...
Prostate cancer is a common malignancy of males. The normal growth and function of the prostate gland is dependent on androgens, but also members of the TGFβ superfamily. It has been shown that there is loss of inhibin α subunit expression in high-grade prostate cancer (Mellor et al., 19...
The relative 15-year survival rate is 95%. The average person with prostate cancer is 5% less likely to still be living than someone who doesn't have it. Prostate Cancer Survival Rates by Age The older you get, the more likely you are to develop prostate cancer. Here's how often it'...
Nick James, lead author of the commission and a professor at the Institute of Cancer Research in London, said: "As more and more men around the world live to middle and old age, there will be an inevitable rise in the number of prostate cancer cases. ...
Contrary to common belief, men age 75 and older are diagnosed with late-stage and more aggressive prostate cancer and thus die from the disease more often than younger men, according to a University of Rochester analysis published online this week by the
The incidence and mortality trends of prostate cancer remain unknown in China. We examined secular trends in prostate cancer incidence and mortality rates and the net age, period, and cohort effects on them. Trends were estimated using joinpoint regression, and the net age, period, and cohort ...
June 24, 2009 Urology Group: Prostate Screening Should Be Offered Beginning at Age 40 Mike Mitka JAMA. 2009;301(24):2538-2539. doi:10.1001/jama.2009.868 Full Text Chicago—The controversy swirling around the appropriateness of screening for prostate cancer may have become even more controversial...
"That's why screening is very important and why we encourage screening for prostate cancer. It doesn't mean that you must be treated. If prostate cancer is found, we can then determine what is the most appropriate course of action for your prostate cancer based on your age and your risk...
While grabbing groceries at Food Bank for New York City in Harlem, Glendon Cooper got even more than he came for; within minutes, he was in the hands of health care workers, getting screened for prostate cancer in the Mount Sinai Robert F. Smith Mobile Prostate Cancer Screening Unit. ...