Byline: Daniel BatesBRITISH scientists have discovered a treatment for early prostate cancer that has much milder side effects than existing therapy.The procedure uses ultrasound to 'melt' tumours instead of putting patients through surgery or radiotherapy which damage healthy cells around the gland....
Treatment for Prostate Cancer A urology doctor in Kuwait may employ different strategies to treat prostate issues. Consistent surveillance is a fail-safe strategy for low-risk, slow-growing cancer, that involves regular check-ups to check the condition. Surgery, like radical prostatect...
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...
摘要: For the treatment of locally advanced prostate cancer, agents that induce androgen deprivation might be given several months prior to radical prostatectomy with the hope of reducing the size and extent of tumour prior to surgery.关键词: Early prostate cancer Prostatectomy Androgen deprivation ...
The intervention is either open or minimally invasive. The second option is preferred. 80% of surgeries for prostate cancer are performed laparoscopically, often using theda Vinci robot. Patients with an early-stage prostate tumour undergo atransurethral resection– excision of the affected part of ...
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] ...
In general, there are 2 major treatment options for prostate cancer. On one side you have the surgery, on the other side, I call it “The whole other bucket of treatments” that include: proton beam, cyberknife that is very advertised – that goes in the bucket of radiation. Seed implant...
This is particularly true of early prostate cancer. Symptoms usually appear when the tumor causes some degree of urinary blockage at the bladder neck or the urethra. The usual symptoms include difficulty in starting and stopping the urinary stream, increase in frequency of urination, and pain while...
Robotic surgery appears particularly advantageous from the standpoint of added precision for some procedures. It has experienced great popularity for urologic surgery; particularly cancers of the prostate located deep in the pelvis. Current utilization, however, is quite widespread including applications for...
aThe treatment selected after detecting prostate cancer depends critically on whether the disease is confined to the prostate. Radical prostatectomy is primarily an option for patients with organ-con-fined disease, although patients with extracapsular disease may also benefit from radical surgery (190)....