This trial was designed to study whether EMP had better effect than DES as the primary treatment of high-grade, disseminated prostate cancer. The results did not confirm this hypothesis. On the contrary, treatment with DES had relatively good effect on this very aggressive form of prostate ...
What is the treatment for stage 1 bladder cancer? Bladder Cancer: Bladder cancer is a type of cancer that begins in the bladder. It normally starts in the lining of the bladder and may spread into the bladder muscle. The most common symptom is blood in the urine. ...
but which of these risk factors cause a prostate cell to become cancerous is not fully known. For a cancer to develop, changes must occur in the chemicals that make up the DNA, which makes up the genes in the cell. The genes control how the cell ...
but which of these risk factors cause a prostate cell to become cancerous is not fully known. For a cancer to develop, changes must occur in the chemicals that make up the DNA, which makes up the genes in the cell. The genes control how the cell ...
A Decision Analysis for Treatment of Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer OBJECTIVE: To determine the preferred treatment of clinically localized prostate cancer. DESIGN: Cancer grade, patient age, and comorbidities are considere... MW Kattan,ME Cowen,BJ Miles - 《Journal of General Internal Medicine...
prostate. A sampling of tissue is collected from different areas of the prostate. This tissue is then sent to a pathologist to be examined. The pathologist assigns the biopsy sample a “Gleason Score.” The Gleason Score is a tool used to grade prostate cancer. You will be prescribed an ...
multivariable logistic regression model to predict for each patient the probability of a radiation oncologist visit, after adjustment for patient age, race, ethnicity, marital status, tumor stage, Gleason grade, diagnosis year, SEER site, population of county, and census tract income and education. ...
For some cancers, no treatment may be necessary because they are very slow-growing. Low-gradeprostate cancerin men over the age of 70 is a good example of a cancer that often does not require immediate treatment. Most cancers do require active treatment. If the cancer is confined to only ...
(NCCN) notes that a DRE should not be used as a stand-alone test for detection of prostate cancer but should be performed in men with an elevated PSA. The NCCN also notes that DRE may be considered as a baseline test in all patients, as it may help identify high-grade cancers ...
Unexplained low-grade fevers that may be either persistent or come and go Recurring infections which will not clear with usual treatment Anyone with these signs and symptoms should consult their doctor; these symptoms may also arise from noncancerous conditions. Many cancers will present with some ...