RENAL & UROLOGY NEWS: High-intensity focused ultrasound shows promise as a treatment for early-stage prostate cancer, according to interim study results presented at the seventh meeting of the European Association of Urology’s Section of Oncological Urology. READ MORE>
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High-intensity focused ultrasound promising for treating early-stage prostate cancer
Posted in PROSTATE CANCER, PROSTATE RESEARCH, Ultrasound, tagged cancer research, catheter, comparison of treatments, early stage prostate cancer, European Association of Urology's Section of Oncological Urology, high intensity focused ultrasound, prostablog, prostate, prostate blog, PROSTATE CANCER, prostate cancer treatments, prostate treatment, RENAL & UROLOGY NEWS on June 20, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Diagnosis with early-stage prostate cancer unlikely to be a death sentence
Posted in Diagnosis, Prostate advice, PROSTATE CANCER, Prostate prognosis, PROSTATE RESEARCH, SCREENING and DIAGNOSIS, tagged cancer research, catheter, early stage prostate cancer, prostablog, prostate, prostate blog, PROSTATE CANCER, REUTERS on June 20, 2010| Leave a Comment »
REUTERS: Even without treatment, only a small minority of men diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer die from the disease, Swedish researchers report. READ MORE>
Study clarifies how long older men can wait before deciding to get their prostate cancer treated
Posted in PROSTATE CANCER, PROSTATE RESEARCH, Treatment debate, Watchful waiting, tagged aggressive therapies, cancer research, early stage prostate cancer, older men, prostablog, prostate, prostate blog, PROSTATE CANCER, prostate cancer treatments, prostate treatment debate, TIME, Watchful waiting on September 19, 2009| Leave a Comment »
TIME: In the largest analysis of its kind, new research pinpoints how long older men who are diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer can expect to live if they opt for a conservative, “watchful waiting” approach to their cancer treatment — as opposed to seeking immediate, aggressive therapies such as surgery and radiation. READ MORE>
Brachytherapy proving far better than surgery for treating prostate cancer
Posted in Brachytherapy, PROSTATE CANCER, PROSTATE RESEARCH, Treatment debate, tagged Brachytherapy, cancer research, early stage prostate cancer, PR NEWSWIRE.COM, prostablog, prostate, prostate blog, PROSTATE CANCER, prostate cancer treatments, prostate treatment, prostate treatment debate, prostatectomy, radiation seed implants, Radical prostatectomy, Radiotherapy, superior disease-free survival rate on September 3, 2009| Leave a Comment »
PR NEWSWIRE.COM: Compared with surgery, brachytherapy (radiation seed implants) is proving to have a superior disease-free survival rate for patients with early stage prostate cancer, according to two studies in the US. READ MORE> and HERE>
Little distress suffered by men with early stage prostate cancer who delay treatment
Posted in PROSTATE CANCER, PROSTATE RESEARCH, Watchful waiting, tagged American Cancer Society, anxiety, cancer, cancer research, distress, early stage prostate cancer, EUREKALERT, expectant management, prostablog, prostate, prostate blog, PROSTATE CANCER, prostate cancer treatments, prostate treatment, prostate treatment debate, Watchful waiting on July 28, 2009| Leave a Comment »
JULY 28: EUREKALERT: Men with early stages of prostate cancer who delay radical treatment in favor of an approach of “expectant management” do not have high levels of anxiety and distress, according to a new study published in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society. READ MORE>
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