answers in brief =
- Who should receive regular tests (“screening”) for risk of prostate cancer and how? don't know, but no-one is not the answer.
- Does ANYthing actually prevent prostate cancer? nothing has been proven to.
- Who does NOT need immediate treatment for low-risk prostate cancer and how can we best identify them? current technology can't tell, but new tests are becoming available.
- Can we actually cure prostate cancer in MOST men diagnosed with high-risk disease? yes with high probability if detected early enough.
- What is the “best” type of treatment for localized prostate cancer? no one best treatment fits all.
- When should androgen deprivation therapy (ADT, also known as “hormone” therapy) be started in men with progressive prostate cancer? we don't know.
- Is intermittent ADT as good as continuous ADT for men with progressive prostate cancer? we don't know.
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