British surgeons have designed a new form of prostate cancer treatment that takes only 30 minutes.
Prostate Cancer Screening
PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) test and Digital Rectal Examination are two tests that allow detection of prostate cancer at early stages.
PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) test and Digital Rectal Examination are two tests that allow detection of prostate cancer at early stages.
The treatment, pioneered at the Royal Surrey County Hospital in Guildford, is an advanced version of brachytherapy, a technique which has been used successfully for more than a decade.
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Quiz on Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer is fast gaining as a common cancer form among men; more threatening since its symptoms often go unnoticed until it’s too late. This quiz tests your knowledge on prostate cancer, its diagnosis and treatment options and is as mandatory for men as the screening tests mentioned here are!
Prostate cancer is fast gaining as a common cancer form among men; more threatening since its symptoms often go unnoticed until it’s too late. This quiz tests your knowledge on prostate cancer, its diagnosis and treatment options and is as mandatory for men as the screening tests mentioned here are!
Hormone Therapy Offered Intermittently For Prostate Cancer Substandard To Continuous Therapy
Several men with metastatic, hormone-sensitive prostate cancer live longer on constant androgen-deprivation therapy, (hormone therapy), than intermittent therapy, states a study led by SWOG.
Several men with metastatic, hormone-sensitive prostate cancer live longer on constant androgen-deprivation therapy, (hormone therapy), than intermittent therapy, states a study led by SWOG.
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