Increasing age is a key risk factor for prostate cancer and currently, the median age at diagnosis is 66years. Although many older patients will die from competing causes, particularly those with frailty, 70% of deaths due to prostate cancer occur in men older than 75years. Regarding its ...
Table 1. Pearls for managing prostate cancer in the older adults. Take-home pointRationaleClinical application Diagnosing and treating localized prostate cancer in older adults with limited life expectancy is a low-value care practice. Does not reduce mortality, exposed patients to harms from overtreat...
Nearly one-third of patients with prostate cancer (PCa) experience biochemical recurrence (BCR) after primary definitive treatment. BCR increases the risk of distant metastasis and mortality in patients with prognostically unfavorable features. These patients are best managed with a tailored treatment str...
Background Recent observations suggest that prostate cancer is an increasing disease among older adolescents and young adults. Methods Incidence, mortality, and survival data were obtained from the US National Cancer Institute Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results program and the Institute for Health...
On the contrary, prostate cancer has a higher chance of complications. In most cases, prostate cancer is silent and nonaggressive. It usually grows in older adults, and very slowly. Thus, patients are more likely to die from natural causes as compared to prostate cancer. However, there are ...
Men with prostate cancer are four times more likely to suffer a hip fracture and two times more likely to suffer any kind of fracture. The hip fracture risk rises to eight times in men aged 50-65. Prostate cancer is now a leading cause of male deaths in the US and Europe. The latest...
Two thirds to three quarters of men with prostate cancer that has not yet metastasized receive only palliative treatment despite the fact that most, if
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Self-transcendence has been shown to be related to well-being in older adults, women with breast cancer, women with AIDS, gay men with AIDS, and a healthy population. The purpose of this descriptive pilot study was to examine self-transcendence in another high-priority population: older men ...
106 Cabazitaxel adverse events are manageable in senior adults with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC): Results of the European Compas... Safety of cabazitaxel in senior adults with metastatic castration-resis- tant prostate cancer: Results of the European compassionate- use programme...