PD57-08RADIATION THERAPY VS. SURGERY FOR PROSTATE CANCER: AN UPDATED SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF CLINICAL TRIALSdoi:10.1097/01.JU.0001008808.16085.aa.08Lauren Marie HekmanAthena BarrettDylan RossEli PalaganasPrashanth GiridharThiraviyam ElumalaiPragathee V...
Surgery to remove the prostate gland (called radical prostatectomy) Radiation therapy – sometimes combined with androgen deprivation therapy, which shuts off male hormones that fuel cancer cells Potential Side Effects of Prostate Cancer Treatment Both surgery and radiation prostate cancer treatments are as...
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...
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. Now, three new randomizedclinical trials—the gold-standard type of study—and a statistical "meta-anal...
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 ...
Using a novel approach based on a respect for treatment with RT combined with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), sup- ported by level I evidence and accounting for various types of bias, we reached different conclu- sions than Wallis et al. Based on the most reliable studies comparing RP ...
What Are the Side Effects of Surgery and Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer? These common treatments bring some risk of side effects. Elaine K. HowleySept. 21, 2017 What Should I Know About Radiation Therapy for Lung Cancer? It’s most often used to relieve symptoms in advanced cases of ...
Since prostate cancer is horm... Bolla,Michel - 《European Urology》 被引量: 1351发表: 1999年 Treatment of locally advanced prostate cancer: is chemotherapy the next step? and current trials are evaluating the addition of chemotherapy to hormonal ablation in either surgery or radiation therapy in...
Activesurveillanceincludes actively monitoringprostate cancerfor progression, with the intention to intervene with surgery or radiation therapy if thecancerprogresses. It is the preferred treatment option for men withlow-risk prostate cancerand an option for some men with favorable intermediate-risk prostate...
In regards to radiation therapy, what we've found is that men may not suffer the side effects immediately. But the effects of radiation therapy, we found, are somewhat more delayed.