Hanks GE: Radiotherapy or surgery for prostate cancer? Ten and fifteen-year results of external beam therapy. Acta Oncol 30: 231- 237, 1991.Hanks, " Radiotherapy or Surgery for Prostate Cancer, " Acta Oncologica, 30(2):231-37, 1991....
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...
Treatment of early disease, when cancer is confined to the original site, is focused on that single area, most often with surgery or radiation therapy. Treatment of advanced disease, when it has spread, often relies on treatments that can travel all around the body, such as chemotherapy or i...
adefinitive treatment of the prostate (radical prostatectomy [RP] or brachytherapy [BT]) or no surgery or radiation therapy (NSR) 摄护腺根本摄护腺术RP (或brachytherapy (BT的) 权威性的论述 ()) 或者没有手术或者放射治疗 (NSR)[translate]...
Radiotherapy or Surgery for Prostate Cancer? Ten and Fifteen-Year Results of External Beam Therapy Ten and 15-year outcome results are reviewed that demonstrate the role of radiation therapy in the management of prostate cancer. Patients with favorable T... Hanks,E G. - 《Acta Oncologica》 被...
The number of prostate cancer patients in the U.S. choosing active surveillance over surgery or radiation has rapidly increased since 2010, rising from 16% to 60% for low-risk patients and from 8% to 22% for patients with favorable intermediate-risk canc
Men whose cancer is found to be changing are offered definitive treatment with surgery or radiation therapy. Other treatment-monitoring strategies for men with low-risk cancer exist (for example, watchful waiting) and also vary in protocol. Active surveillance has become a more common treatment ...
Opposing Views Surgery Provides Better Oncologic Outcomes than Radiation for the Treatment of Prostate Cancer CON "It is not what you don't know that gets you into trouble, It's what you know for sure, that just ain't so." dMark Twain M ANY urologists seem to "know" that radical pros...
One of the thorniest dilemmas posed by prostate cancer is whether, and when, to give radiation therapy—with its potential bad side effects—to men after surgery to remove the prostate gland.
Treatments are most effective when the cancer is caught early. In fact, immediate treatment isn't always necessary. Keeping an eye on the cancer until it grows bigger is sometimes enough. When cancer is localized only to the prostate, surgery to remove the...