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Pathologic Staging Prostate Cancer
- Prostate Cancer - Staging and Grading
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Active Surveillance (Watchful Waiting)
Active surveillance involves lifestyle change and careful monitoring of cancer with conversion to active therapy if the disease progresses. With this approach, patients have a digital rectal exam and PSA blood test every 6 - 12 months. If test results indicate cancer progression, doctor and patient consider treatment options (surgery, radiation, or drugs). Patients should exercise and eat healthy foods. Patients should report symptoms such as weight loss,...
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Prostate Cancer: Treatment Options by Staging and Grading
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
SurgeryIn men whose cancer is confined to the prostate, surgical resection (radical prostatectomy) offers the potential for cure. Cure rates from... Read more »
New Medication May Aid Late-Stage Prostate Patients
A Phase 3 trail on the drug abiraterone has found it may benefit patients with late-stage prostate cancer. The study of 47 men who had undergone... Read more »
Watchful waiting benefits early-stage cancer
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Male Breast Cancer: The Pathology Report
Source: Breastcancer.org
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Prostate Cancer Treatment: Localized Prostate Cancer
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Radiation TherapyRadiation therapy may be used as an initial treatment for localized prostate cancer. It may also be used as treatment for cancer... Read more »
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