Older men with prostate cancer can wait and see
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Men in their 70s and older who are diagnosed with early stage prostate cancer can safely "watch and wait" because they are not likely to die of it, researchers confirmed on Wednesday.
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Older men with early-stage prostate cancer are not taking a big risk if they keep an eye on the disease instead of treating it right away, suggests the largest study to look at this issue since PSA tests became popular
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Older men with early stage, localized  prostate cancer live longer if the disease is treated with  radiation or surgery instead of simply waiting and watching it  as is often recommended, a study said on Tuesday.
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Men with prostate cancer who undergo removal of the prostate (ie, radical prostatectomy) hope to see their PSA fall to zero, but sometimes it remains detectable in their blood.
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Genes associated with prostate cancer have been discovered, which could be used to spot future sufferers.
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Prostate cancer (news - web sites) is the second most common type of cancer afflicting American men. And while one in six men will get the disease during
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Men suffering from localized prostate cancer have better survival rates when they are treated with a combination of radiation and short-term hormone treatment, according to a new study.
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Elderly men with early prostate cancer live significantly longer if they receive treatment than those who adopt a wait-and-see approach, as commonly recommended, according to a new study.
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The drugs docetaxel and estramustine can increase survival by a few months in men whose prostate cancer has spread to other parts of the body, two new studies find.
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NEW YORK  - After undergoing prostate  removal because of localized cancer, African-American men have  better recovery of sexual and urinary function than do  non-Hispanic white men, researchers report.
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SUNDAY, Oct. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Men diagnosed with prostate cancer in the summer and fall have a better chance of survival than those diagnosed in the spring and winter, a new study of Norwegian men suggests.
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TREATING prostate cancer with a combination of radiation and hormone therapy could cut the death rate from the disease by half.
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WASHINGTON -- Prostate cancer is more likely to be life-threatening if the man's PSA level rose rapidly during the years before he was diagnosed, says a new study that may help change how PSA tests are used.
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Urinary, bowel, and sexual problems arising from surgery or external radiation treatment for localized prostate cancer persist for at least five years, a new study from the National Cancer Institute shows.
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Men with prostate cancer that does not appear to have spread have better survival chances when they get short-term hormone treatment along with standard radiation.
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TUESDAY, Oct. 5 (HealthDayNews) -- Men with prostate cancer who have to wait up to three months after diagnosis to receive external-beam radiation therapy don't have worse outcomes than men who start treatment earlier, says a Fox Chase Cancer Center study.
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NEW YORK  - Some men with prostate cancer  that hasn't spread may not need to undergo treatment, as long  as a watchful eye is kept on their condition. They can do as  well as similar men who undergo radiation therapy, according to  a new report.