The following sections are included:INTRODUCTIONActive Treatment versus SurveillanceRoutine ScreeningAlternative Treatments for High-Risk DiseaseRP for High-Risk DiseasePR versus Radiotherapy in Prevention of Prostate Cancer ProgressionSTAGING OF PROSTATE CANCERPREOPERATIVE ASSESSMENTSelecting Patients for Pelvic ...
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 life expectancy – choose to have their cancer treated without delay with either surgery or ...
The largest single-institution study of its kind has found few complications in prostate cancer patients treated with radiotherapy after surgery to remove the prostate. Men in this study received radiotherapy after a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test following surgery indicated their cancer had recur...
Recovery after surgery and radiation therapy for prostate cancer 03:53 03:53 Colin B Active surveillance for prostate cancer 05:43 05:43 Colin O Coping with changes after surgery for prostate cancer 06:15 06:15 Alan W Radical prostatectomy after 10 years of active surveillance 05:48 05:48 ...
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...
Along with a traditional operation, doctors can also fight some types of cancer with: Laser surgery (beams of light) Electrosurgery (electric currents) Cryosurgery (very cold temperatures to freeze cancer cells) You'll getmedicationto blockpainduring and after your surgery. You might also get othe...
Surgery for Prostate Cancer In some cases of advanced or recurrent prostate cancer, surgeons may remove the entire prostate gland in a surgery known as "salvage" prostatectomy. They usually do not perform the nerve-sparing form of prostatectomy. Often, surgeons will remove the pelvic lymph nodes ...
dMark Twain M ANY urologists seem to "know" that radical pros- tatectomy (RP) provides greater survival than radiotherapy (RT), and as a result there has been an increase in the performance of surgery for high risk prostate cancer in the last 5 years. 1 This hypothesis is supported by ...
Side effects of radical prostatectomy may have a significant impact on quality of life. Thus, it is essential that you discuss with your surgeon prior to the surgery the risk of such side effects occurring, as well as treatments that can occur after surgery to treat such sides effects. ...
Side effects of radical prostatectomy may have a significant impact on quality of life. Thus, it is essential that you discuss with your surgeon prior to the surgery the risk of such side effects occurring, as well as treatments that can occur after surgery to treat such sides effects. ...