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Radiation Therapy
Radiation therapy may be used as an initial treatment for localized prostate cancer. It may also be used as treatment for cancer that has not been fully removed or has recurred after surgery. In advanced cancer, radiation therapy is used to shrink the size of the tumor and relieve symptoms.
Radiation therapy used to be reserved for older men (over age 70) with locally advanced prostate cancer who had a life expectancy of 15 years or less. However, it is now being used more...
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Current Treatments for Metastatic Prostate Cancer
Most patients who have prostate cancer are diagnosed with early-stage disease that is localized to the prostate. These patients are able... Read more »
Prostate Cancer Treatment Options: Medical Castration: Antagonist vs...
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Prostate Cancer Symptoms, Tests, and Treatments
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Better Breast Cancer Predictor/Best Prostate Treatment
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Prostate Cancer and Erectile Dysfunction
One of the outcomes of prostate surgery is erectile dysfunction. So it is a bit alarming that advanced stage (IV) prostate cancer is... Read more »
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Advanced prostate cancer deadlier in young men
Young men don't live as long with an advanced prostate cancer diagnosis as older men, a study suggests. An analysis of 318,774 men found that men who... Read more »
FDA approves degarelix for advanced prostate cancer
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the injected drug degarelix for the treatment of advanced prostate cancer. The drug, which is a... Read more »
Targeted treatments show mettle against advanced cancers
Patients who receive treatment targeted to their specific type of tumor often do better than patients who receive a broad, standard treatment, a new... Read more »
Prostate Cancer: Other Treatments
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Other TreatmentsAndrogen Suppression GuidelinesMale hormones (called androgens), particularly testosterone and dihydrotestosterone, determine male... Read more »
Treatment Options for Prostate Cancer
Source: Medifocus Guidebook on: Prostate Cancer
The first decision in the management of patients with prostate cancer is how aggressively the cancer is to be treated. Aggressive treatment usually... Read more »
10 Treatment Options for Prostate Cancer
Active surveillance Prostate tumors are not terribly uncommon among men, though the growth rate and symptoms should be monitored closely. Not all tumors require immediately action, and thus, a "watchful waiting" approach is acceptable in many...
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