Hello I am in Australia. It is not possible to travel to the USA at the moment. What options are available to me. I am 46 years old - I have a PSA reading … enlarged prostate 3x Is there a clinic in the USA to
Men over 50 are more likely to develop prostate cancer, and the risk increases with age. Between 70 and 74 is the most common age at which men are diagnosed. However, the number of men aged 40 to 59 diagnosed with prostate cancer has increased six-fold in recent years. At present, the...
Prostate cancer is a complex disease that affects millions of men globally, predominantly in high human development index regions. Patients with localized disease at a low to intermediate risk of recurrence generally have a favourable outcome of 99% overall survival for 10 years if the disease is ...
Prostate cancer (PC) is an epithelial malignancy occurring in the prostate. PC ranks second in incidence among all male malignancies globally by the latest statistics from the World Health Organization. Notably, China has seen a more rapid increase in PC incidence compared to developed European and...
Prostate cancer treatment in Europe at the end of 1990s. Acta Oncol 2009; 48: 867-73; http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02841860902719174Gatta G, Zigon G, Buemi A, Coebergh JW, Colonna M, Contiero P, et al. Prostate cancer treatment in Europe at the end of 1990s. Acta Oncol 2009;48:867...
Prostate cancer is a common concern for individuals with prostates as they age, but there has been significant controversy around the usefulness of prostate cancer screenings. Aside from skin cancer, prostate cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in
Relative risk adjusted for current age; period; racial group; family history of prostate cancer; history of vasectomy; body mass index at age 21 years; height; pack-years of smoking in the previous decade; history of type 2 diabetes; vigorous physical activity; intake of total energy, calcium...
3.2. Prostate cancer treatment There are four primary types of treatment options for prostate cancer patients: watchful waiting, active surveillance, radiation, medical therapy and surgery [57]. Surgery to remove the prostate is called prostatectomy, which is a treatment choice for men with early-st...
However, patients older than 80 years of age are usually not suitable for surgeries and minimally invasive options must be explored. PAE has been proposed for many years as an alternative to surgery and has been recognized in many countries [3,4]. The indications of PAE in our institute ...
Cancer staging is typically the most important predictor of survival, and often dictates the cancer treatment options that need to be considered. The TNM staging system is widely used to stage prostate cancer using a combination of DRE, PSA testing, prostate biopsy findings, and imaging studies (...