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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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Radiation Therapy Options for Treating Prostate Cancer
In this era of minimally invasive medicine, one of the options for the treatment of prostate cancer is the use of radiation therapy. This... Read more »
Prostate Cancer: Hormonal Therapy Overview
Prostate cancer is a hormonally responsive cancer. In 1966, Charles Huggins was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for... Read more »
High Intensity Focused Ultrasound of the Prostate (HIFU)
Prostate cancer can be definitively treated with either the surgical removal of the prostate (radical prostatectomy) or with the use of... Read more »
Prostate Cancer: Radiation Therapy Options
Radiation therapy is one of the more commonly used methods for the treatment of localized prostate cancer. It involves the use of ionizing... Read more »
Enlarged Prostate Treatment: Green Light PVP
Technological advances such as the laser have redefined the surgical treatment of enlarged prostate. Laser is actually an acronym for... Read more »
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Scanner Helps Pinpoint Prostate Tumors
Researchers say a new imaging technique shows promise at helping doctors pinpoint where in the prostate a tumor is located. The technique uses... Read more »
Prostate removal
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) is surgery to remove all or part of the prostate gland, to treat an enlarged prostate.See also:Benign... Read more »
Prostate removal
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Prostatectomy; Suprapubic prostatectomy; Transurethral resection of the prostate; TURP; Open prostatectomy; Laser prostatectomy; Transurethral needle... Read more »
Prostate removal
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
TURP; Prostate resection - transurethralRisksRisks for any surgery are:Blood clots in the legs that may travel to the lungsBreathing... Read more »
Transurethral Resection Of The Prostate (TURP)
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
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... Read more »
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