Prostate Cancer Treatment

advanced radiation treatment planning of prostate cancer

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prostate cancer: current treatment and prevention strategies

abstract prostate cancer is one of the life threatening disorders of male. although, over the last two decades, a high rate of overdiagnosis, and overtreatment has lowered the incidence rate of prostate cancer, the treatment or prevention strategies are not enough to control the high rate of disease related mortality. current medical treatment approaches include surgery, radiation therapy, chem...

Prostate Cancer Treatment Protocols

Treatment for patients with clinical stage T1-T2a, Gleason score 2-6, PSA < 10 ng/mL, with a life expectancy < 10y, includes active surveillance Treatment for patients with a life expectancy ≥10y includes active surveillance OR Radical prostatectomy (RP) with or without pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND) if predicted probability of lymph node metastases ≥2%; RP is the standard therapy for loca...

PSA Screening in Prostate Cancer

Introduction: Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in Iranian men. PSA(prostate specific antigen) screening is a controversial issue because PSA screening leads to diagnose of patients with low risk prostate cancer who not only do not benefit from treatment but also suffer from complication caused by treatment. On the other hand, without prostate cancer screening, the rate of meta...

Prostate cancer : diagnosis and treatment