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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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Brachytherapy and Erectile Dysfunction
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Treating Prostate Cancer: A Guide for Men With Localized Prost...
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Treating Prostate Cancer A Guide for Men With Localized Prostate Cancer Most men have time to learn about all the options for treating their prostate... Read more »
Quality of Life Issues in Cancer
Source: Medifocus Guidebook on: Prostate Cancer
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Quality of Life Issues in Parkinson's Disease
Source: Medifocus Guidebook on: Parkinson's Disease
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Exercise boosts quality of life in postmenopausal women
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Lack of health care worsens women's quality of life: WHO
Researchers at the World Health Organization (WHO) have found that women around the world lack essential health care throughout their lives, and this... Read more »
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