Similar Outcomes In Both Open And Laparoscopic Prostate Surgery 22 Feb 2010 Of the 200,000 men newly diagnosed with prostate cancer each year in the United States, about one-third will undergo surgical treatment. Although open radical prostatectomy (ORP) is regarded as the standard treatment, laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP) with or without robotic assistance is becoming …
Treated differently or a…”different kind of patient?”
Study confirms prostate cancer is treated differently at county vs. private hospitals January 25, 2010 Researchers at Moores Cancer Center at the University of California, San Diego and colleagues have found that prostate cancer treatments varied significantly between county hospitals and private providers. Patients treated in county hospitals are more likely to undergo surgery while patients treated …
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“If you remove the prostate, you’re cured. Right?”
Secondary treatment after prostate surgery linked to disease severity By Sarah Guy 13 January 2010 BJU Int 2009: 105: 28–33 MedWire News: The likelihood that prostate cancer patients who experience biochemical recurrence (BCR) after radical prostatectomy (RP) will receive salvage therapy depends on the severity of their disease, where they were treated, and when they …
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trifecta
In betting on horses, a trifecta is when one not only picks the top three winners, but picks them in order as well. It now has been adapted to prostate cancer and relates to three important post treatment variables. That is, how did the patient do in terms of continence, potency and cure of prostate …
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