However, in the older man with localized prostate cancer and high-risk features such as a high Gleason score, aggressive treatment is warranted since many of these men will progress and ultimate- ly die of prostate cancer.The treatment options for men older than 70 years of age, with clini-...
Treatment is not always warranted for older men with prostate cancer and a short life expectancy, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in the Feb. 27Archives of Internal Medicine. "Treatment can do more harm than good in some instances," said senior author on the study Cary Gross, M.D...
To the Editor: Dr Wong and colleagues1 report a statistically significant reduction in overall mortality with immediate surgery or radiation for low- to intermediate-risk prostate cancer. The absolute difference in overall mortality between the men receiving immediate treatment compared with no treatment...
Professor Saatcioglu says that there are several reasons why the incidence of prostate cancer in Norway and other western countries has increased sharply since the 1950s. One of the important reasons is that we live longer, andprostatecanceris primarily a disease that affects older men. Almost h...
Risk factors for low libido in men include: Age because testosterone concentration will decrease over the years Alcohol consumption Malnourishment Smoking Drug consumption Conditions requiring medication that lowers testosterone, depression, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), pain, and prostate cancer What ...
of men with prostate cancer who are older than 75 are treated with radiation therapy [3]. Are these elderly men being treated inappropriately, or are radiation oncologists able to appropriately select for radiation treatment elderly men whose life expectancy is better than the average for their ...
Hamdy said the researchers had seen the difference in cancer spread at 10 years and expected it to make a difference in survival at 15 years, "but it did not." He said spread alone doesn't predict prostate cancer death. "This is a new and interesting finding, useful for men when they...
“We found that primary ADT is associated with decreased survival in men with localized prostate cancer relative to men who receive no active treatment, particularly in men with longer life expectancies,” Dr. Sammon said. “So we concluded that ADT should not be used as a primary treatme...
This randomized trial compares the effects of testosterone gel vs placebo for 12 months on verbal memory and other cognitive functions in older men with
However, it may also be due to registration artefacts because in Africa the reported incidence rates of prostate cancer in different countries correlate directly with the per capita gross national product, suggesting improved access to medical facilities is responsible for higher reported incidence rates...