URO TODAY: Older prostate cancer patients should be treated according to their health, not age, says an international panel of geriatric oncology specialists. READ MORE> The panel calls for a revamp of international guidelines and says for this purpose older men – the average age of prostate cancer patients is 68 – can be divided [...]
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Deciding treatment for ‘older’ prostate cancer patients should have little to do with age
Posted in Age factors, Treatment debate, tagged age factors, cancer research, catheter, geriatric oncology specialists, health factors, older prostate patients, prostablog, prostate, prostate blog, PROSTATE CANCER, prostate cancer treatments, prostate treatment, prostate treatment debate, URO TODAY on August 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
PSA alone is not reliable for diagnosing prostate cancer in under-40s
Posted in Age factors, PROSTATE CANCER, PROSTATE RESEARCH, PSA tests, tagged blood test, blood tests, cancer research, catheter, medical checkups, prostablog, prostate, prostate blog, PROSTATE CANCER, PSA, PSA test, Screening debate, under 40s prostate cancer, URO TODAY on July 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
URO TODAY: New research findings suggest that PSA alone, in the under 40 age group, is not effective for detecting prostate cancer. READ MORE>
Better prostate prospects as we get older
Posted in Age factors, FUTURE PROSPECTS, PROSTATE CANCER, PROSTATE RESEARCH, tagged advanced prostate cancer, cancer research, catheter, Erectile function, Incontinence, overall life expectancy, prostate blog, PROSTATE CANCER, prostate cancer treatments, prostate treatment debate, quality of life, quality of life for older people, Screening debate, survival, URO TODAY on June 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
URO TODAY: As overall life expectancy grows, clinicians will be confronted more often with diseases that will not affect survival and possibly even quality of life for older people. Prostate cancer is an example of this. READ MORE>
Active surveillance for prostate cancer risky for older, fatter men or those exposed to Agent Orange
Posted in Age factors, Agent orange risk, Obesity, PROSTATE CANCER, PROSTATE RISKS, tagged active surveillance, Agent Orange, cancer research, catheter, comparison of treatments, obese, older, prostablog, prostate, prostate blog, PROSTATE CANCER, prostate cancer treatments, prostate treatment debate, URO TODAY on May 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
URO TODAY: Men with low-risk prostate cancer undergoing active surveillance have a bigger risk for cancer recurrence if they are older, obese or had exposure to Agent Orange. READ MORE>
Younger men are being diagnosed with prostate cancer, according to latest US statistics.
Posted in Age factors, Diagnosis, ETHNICITY, PROSTATE CANCER, PROSTATE RESEARCH, Young patients, tagged cancer research, prostablog, prostate, prostate blog, PROSTATE CANCER, racuial disparity, URO TODAY, younger prostate patients on September 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
URO TODAY: More US men were diagnosed with prostate cancer at a younger age and earlier stage in 2004-2005 than in earlier years and the racial disparity in cancer stage at diagnosis has decreased statistically significantly over time.
The older you are with high-risk prostate cancer, the better the outlook
Posted in Age factors, Hormone therapy, Hormone-refactory, tagged advanced prostate cancer, age factor, androgen-deprivation therapy, cancer research, castrate-resistant disease, clinical trials, Hormone therapy, older prostate cancer patients, prognosis, prognostic variables, prostablog, prostate, prostate blog, PROSTATE CANCER, prostate treatment, secondary treatments, URO TODAY, worse prognosis, younger prostate cancer patients on September 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
URO TODAY: Younger men with high-risk prostate cancer appear to have worse prognosis than older men with similar disease, according to a study of 4000 men receiving hormone treatment
Older you are the better chance of surviving prostate cancer, says French study
Posted in Age factors, PROSTATE CANCER, PROSTATE RESEARCH, Survival, tagged age, Age at diagnosis, cancer research, five-year survival rate, French study, prostablog, prostate, prostate blog, PROSTATE CANCER, URO TODAY on August 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
URO TODAY: The five-year survival rate for prostate cancer patients differs according to age at diagnosis, increasing from 70% in men age under 55 years at diagnosis to 83% in men age over 65 years, according to a French study.
Age not important in long-term outcome of prostate cancer treatment
Posted in Age factors, PROSTATE CANCER, PROSTATE RESEARCH, Treatment news, tagged age, cancer research, long-term outcomes, MEDICAL NEWS TODAY, prostablog, prostate, prostate blog, PROSTATE CANCER, prostate cancer treatments, prostate treatment, prostate treatment debate on August 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
AUGUST 5: MEDICAL NEWS TODAY: Age doesn’t make a difference in the long-term therapeutic outcomes of treating prostate cancer, a new study by scientists has found.
PROSTATE AGE: Younger and younger men diagnosed with cancer, but survival higher
Posted in Age factors, Diagnosis, PROSTATE CANCER, PROSTATE RESEARCH, Young patients, tagged Age at diagnosis, better survival, cancer research, diagnosis and age, lower grade cancer, poor prognosis, prostablog, prostate, prostate blog, PROSTATE CANCER, URO TODAY, younger prostate patients on July 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
JULY 7: URO TODAY: Age at diagnosis among men with prostate cancer continues to drop, according to new research.
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