Prostate News Archive
18-Dec-2006
Surgery boosts prostate cancer survival (The West Australian)
Survival rates for men with localised prostate cancer are better with either surgery or radioactive seed implantation, a treatment called brachytherapy, compared with no "definitive" treatment, investigators at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City report. Treating localized prostate cancer boosts survival (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Survival rates for men with localized prostate cancer are better with either surgery or radioactive seed implantation, a treatment called brachytherapy, compared with no "definitive" treatment, investigators at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City report. This is true even among older men. Treating Prostate Cancer In Elderly Men Associated With Longer Survival, Compared To Non-Treatment (Medical News Today)
New findings from an observational study suggest that elderly men who received treatment for localized prostate cancer survived significantly longer than men who did not receive treatment, according to a study in the December 13 issue of JAMA; however, the investigators emphasize the importance of validating these results in randomized trials. [click link for full article] Prescribing Inconsistencies In Prostate Cancer Treatment In The UK When Using LHRHAs (Medical News Today)
Eighty-four percent of GPs and 76 percent of specialists (uro-oncologists or urologists) agree that there is a significant legal risk associated with off-label prescribing in prostate cancer when there is a licensed alternative available, according to new survey data . [click link for full article]
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