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Stages Of Prostate Cancer

Meds don't help men with early prostate cancer

October 03, 2008
New research reports that hormone-blocking drugs do not improve survival for older men with early-stage prostate cancer. The study, which included 19,271 Medicare patients, did not find any greater chance of survival between men who received hormone-blocking medications and those who took a "watchful waiting" approach. Experts say patients and doctors should be aware that drug therapy treatment is not useful for all prostate cancer patients. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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New Online Tool for Prostate Cancer Patients AND Their Doctors
By healthgal , Health Expert

...provides cancer specialists access to the latest prostate cancer research.  This helps them to... Read more »

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IMPACT Your Prostate Cancer
By healthgal , Health Expert

Moderate to advanced prostate cancer will nearly always require surgery as part of the treatment... Read more »

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Prostate Cancer and Erectile Dysfunction
By healthgal , Health Expert

...So it is a bit alarming that advanced stage (IV) prostate cancer is being diagnosed in younger... Read more »

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Staging
By Christopher Lukas , Health Expert

...forget that all cancers are not the same, and that all prostate cancers are not the same,... Read more »

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Painful Burning after Ejaculation?
By Jay Motola , Health Expert

Dear Dr. Motola:   I am 62 years old. In August of 2007 I had PVP surgery after suffering for 9... Read more »

Health Guide

Prostate cancer
...potential downsides to PSA testing. The first is that a high PSA does not always mean a patient has prostate cancer. The second is that health care providers are detecting and treating some very... Read more »
Prostate Cancer Prognosis
...will die from the disease. According to the American Cancer Society, 5-year survival rates for all stages of prostate cancer have increased during the past 20 years from 67% to nearly 100%.A... Read more »
Prostate Cancer: Conditions with Similar Symptoms
...multiplication called benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The symptoms of BPH can mirror late-stage prostate cancer because the enlarging inner portion of the prostate puts pressure on the... Read more »
Prostate Cancer: Staging and Grading
...Staging and GradingDoctors are continually searching for methods to determine how aggressive a given prostate cancer is in an individual patient so they can choose the best treatments. As an aid,... Read more »
Prostate Cancer: Tests to Determine Severity of Cancer
...in the nucleus of the tumor's DNA, known as its ploidy, is an important marker for patients in late stages of prostate cancer. Tumors with the normal two sets of chromosomes, called diploid... Read more »

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