, 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 life expectancy – choose to have their cancer treated without delay with either surgery or radiation....
Radiation OncologyWelz S, Nyazi M, Belka C, Ganswindt U. Surgery vs. Radiotherapy in Localized Prostate Cancer. Which is Best. Radiat Oncol. 2008; 13 (3):3–23.Welz, S., Nyazi, M., Belka, C., and Ganswindt, U. (2008) Surgery vs. radiother- apy in localized prostate cancer. ...
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...
When you're considering treatment for patients, it's best to give them a realistic viewpoint of what each of the therapies will accomplish. Give them a realistic estimate on cure rates and mainly the [adverse] effect profile. When you're looking at radiation vs surgery, they are both very...
Despite an intense debate over the last decades, there is no agreement today on the treatment of choice for localized prostate cancer. This is mainly due to the absence of large randomized trials comparing radical prostatectomy and radiation-based approaches. Therefore, clinicians have to rely on ...
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]...
To compare the quality-of-life (QOL) perceptions of men treated for prostate cancer with surgery to those of men treated for prostate cancer with radiation therapy. A two-group descriptive study. Midwestern community cancer center and teaching hospital. The study group consisted of 121 men: 68 ...
Robotic Prostate Cancer Surgery: Dr. Samadi’s SMART Technique An analysis of more than a dozen studies indicate that prostate cancer patients do better with surgery vs. radiation treatment; especially men with localized prostate cancer. Patients treated with radiation… ...
(orchiectomy) or by giving female hormones such asestrogenor other drugs that block testosterone production.Estrogentherapy is no longer used routinely. Men generally prefer the testosterone-blocking drug treatment because it is effective, is less invasive, and causes fewer side effects than surgery ...
Radiation center volume linked to prostate Ca outcomes March 31st 2016 In a recently published study, researchers analyzed data from nearly 20,000 high-risk prostate cancer patients at more than 1,000 facilities. Prostate Ca: Site of metastases impacts prognosis March 31st 2016 Findings from a rec...