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Management Of The Primary Tumor In High Risk Nonmetastatic Prostate Cancer Panel With Case Discussion
Dr. Klein pointed out that there is no obvious advantage to whole pelvis radiation. Dr. deKernion emphasized the long term side effects of ADT. Dr. Fradet in the audience stated that surgery does not necessarily mean higher morbidity than radiotherapy. Also, studies are not comparing the same cohorts of patients. Dr. Blute from the Mayo […]
The Correlation Between The Length Of Positive Surgical Margins And Biochemical Recurrence After Radical Prostatectomy For Prostate Cancer
The presence of positive surgical margins in a radical prostatectomy (RP) specimen is an important negative prognostic factor, although the length of the positive margins was not an independent predictive factor for biochemical recurrence (BCR) in most studies. The aim of this study is to correlate the length and the Gleason grade of the positive […]
Radiation for Prostate Cancer Raises Risk of Other Cancers
Men undergoing external beam radiation for localized prostate cancer may have a slightly increased risk of developing other cancers, researchers report.
The findings could have implications for men trying to decide which treatment is best for their prostate cancer, the researchers said.