Prostate Cancer: Surgery or Radiation? More While a growing number of men diagnosed with early-stage, slow-growing prostate cancer opt for no immediate treatment beyond active surveillance, many men diagnosed with the cancer – especially those under age 60 who are in good health with a long li...
Prostate cancer is a significant public health concern and cause of morbidity among men in the United States. In 2011, it is estimated that 240,890 new cases of prostate cancer will be diagnosed and almost 34,000 men will die of this malignancy. The life
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...
If it appears that the prostate cancer hasn’t spread, your surgeon may first offer you other options besides surgery. These can include radiation therapy, hormone therapy, or simply watching the prostate cancer over time, since many prostate cancers grow slowly. Depending on how high your risk ...
My name is Deb Hickey. I work alongside my father, Bob Marckini, and his “ministry,” theBrotherhood of the Balloon. The BOB is a group of prostate cancer patients who have chosen conformal proton beam radiation therapy (proton treatment). The organization was formed in December 2000 by Bo...
Therefore, giving smaller doses of radiotherapy over periods of time allows for more cells to be exposed to the effects of the radiation and also allows for recovery of normal tissues around the area of the tumor (Jameson et al., Principles of cancer treatment. In: Harrison's principles of...
Thermal ablation for prostate cancer has two main advantages over surgery: Same day outpatient procedure Very rapid recovery time and return to normal activities Ablation also has a unique advantage over surgery and radiation, which are both whole-gland treatments. Ablation can be done as a focal ...
Radiation therapy uses high-energy waves to kill cancer cells. This therapy is suggested in place of surgery if the cancer is localized or if it has spread to the surrounding tissue. Radiation can be as effective as surgery in stopping early-stage prostate cancer. But, the chances of post-...
Patients may benefit from surgical treatment of localized prostate cancer, the established gold standard, as compared to radiation. Surgery has a higher and longer survival rate than radiation or other treatments. Surgery also has a lower risk of long-term complications than radiation treatments. ...
prostate cancer treatment has to be individualized, taking into consideration pre-existing comorbidities and life expectancy of the affected men, offering treatments that range from surveillance up to multimodal treatments including surgery, radiation, and/or androgen deprivation therapy for localized disease...