Localized Prostate Cancer: Treatment Options - American Family Physician
Jun 15, 2018 - In the United States, prostate cancer will be diagnosed in one out of seven men in his lifetime. Most cases are localized, and only one in 39 men will die from the disease. Prostate cancer is most often detected using serum prostate-specific antigen testing. The National Comprehensive ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2018/0615/p798.html
Primary Care of the Prostate Cancer Survivor - American Family Physician
May 1, 2016 - This summary of the American Cancer Society Prostate Cancer Survivorship Care Guidelines targets primary care physicians who coordinate care of prostate cancer survivors with subspecialists. Prostate cancer survivors should undergo prostate-specific antigen screening every six to 12 ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2016/0501/p764.html
Treatment Options for Prostate Cancer: Evaluating the Evidence - American Family Physician
May 15, 2005 - Controversy surrounds the management options for localized prostate cancer-conservative management, prostatectomy, and radiation. Choosing among these options is difficult because of long-term side effects that include sexual, urinary, and bowel dysfunction. Some recent studies suggest ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2005/0515/p1915.html
Diagnosis and Treatment of Prostate Cancer - American Family Physician
Apr 1, 1998 - In the United States, prostate cancer is the most common solid tumor malignancy in men and second to lung cancer as the leading cause of cancer deaths in this group. Even though prostate cancer is responsible for 40,000 deaths per year, screening programs are a matter of controversy ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/1998/0401/p1531.html
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