Friday, September, 03, 2010
Prostate Cancer Return After Surgery
October 03, 2008
Men whose prostate cancer returns after surgery are three times as
likely to survive the disease if they undergo radiation, a new
study suggests. Researchers at Johns Hopkins studied 635 men and
found that the risk of death for those who underwent radiation
within two years of the cancer recurrence dropped by 60 percent
compared to the men who "waited and watched" to see how the disease
developed.
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Expert & Community Posts
By Marc Greenstein
,
Health Expert
... There are many options to treat prostate cancer that has not spread to other organs in the...
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By Marc Greenstein
,
Health Expert
...of vitamin E, selenium and green tea to prevent prostate cancer . These supplements can also be...
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By Nancy Muller
,
Health Expert
... Other than skin cancers , prostate cancer is the most common cancer in American men.
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By Dr. Justin Harmon
,
Health Expert
...An interest of mine as a robotic surgeon treating prostate cancer is performing nerve sparing...
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By Jay Motola
,
Health Expert
...other options I should be considering? Post operative incontinence can be...
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Health Guide
...Cancer is a disease characterized by the uncontrolled growth, called a tumor , of abnormal cells.
Prostate cancer is any type of malignant (cancerous) growth in the prostate. In the U.S.,...
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A surgical technique to remove the prostate gland in men. What tests need to be done to diagnose the condition? What type of treatment do you recommend? What self-help home measures can be...
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...Editorial review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network on May 10, 2005. The goal of screening for
prostate cancer is to detect and effectively treat those cancers most likely to cause...
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A hernia occurs when part of an internal organ, most often the intestines, protrudes through an abnormal opening or weakening in the wall surrounding a body cavity. Hernias can occur in many...
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Over the past four decades, testicular cancer has equaled - and probably surpassed - Hodgkin's disease as the number one cancer in young men between the ages of 15 and 34. Overall, it is...
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