Surgery or radiation: is there really a choice for early prostate cancer. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 1998;27(1):11-27.Van Erps P, Van Den Weyngaert D, Denis L. Sur- gery or radiation: is there really a choice for early prostate cancer. Critical reviews in Oncology/ Hematology 1998, 27,...
PROSTATE CANCER MORTALITY OUTCOMES FOLLOWING SURGERY, RADIATION THERAPY, OR ANDROGEN DEPRIVATION THERAPY FOR PROSTATE CANCER: A RISK-ADJUSTED ANALYSIS OF A LARGE, MULTICENTER COHORTBrachial ArteryEndothelial DysfunctionErectile DysfunctionPhosphodiesterase Inhibitors...
The main type of surgery for prostate cancer is a radical prostatectomy, where the surgeon removes the entire prostate gland and some surrounding tissue, including the seminal vesicles.2Radiation Radiation therapy uses high-powered energy to destroy cancer cells and can be delivered in two ways: ...
Radiationis another possibility. With external beam radiation, high-energy beams that deliverphotons, target and kill the abnormal cells of the prostate from outside your body. Another treatment ischemotherapy, which uses powerful chemicals, destroy the cancer cell...
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However, the data showed that surgery may have a mortality benefit in some men, particularly those with a long life expectancy and intermediate-risk prostate cancer. For men with high-risk prostate cancer, surgery is also often beneficial, as are other treatments such as radiation, Andriole added...
Active surveillance is a treatment approach that seeks to limit the harms of treatment by allowing men with apparent low-risk prostate cancer to forego surgery or radiation in favor of ongoing monitoring of their cancer. Although protocols vary, active surveillance usually includes regular, repeated ...
Care guide for Prostate Cancer. Includes: possible causes, signs and symptoms, standard treatment options and means of care and support.
In prostate cancer, this usually refers to disease that does not extend beyond the prostate gland itself, which can be treated with radiotherapy, surgery or the removal of androgens. Recurrent disease Cancer that has returned following primary therapy. Recurrent prostate cancer can be detected by a...
The words “You have cancer” have a profound effect on patients, Eggener wrote Monday in Journal of Clinical Oncology. He and his co-authors say fear of the disease can cause some patients to overreact and opt for unneeded surgery or radiation. ...