Sunday, September 28, 2014

Seven critical prostate cancer controversies

Seven critical prostate cancer controversies | THE "NEW" PROSTATE CANCER INFOLINK
answers in brief =


  1. Who should receive regular tests (“screening”) for risk of prostate cancer and how? don't know, but no-one is not the answer.
  2. Does ANYthing actually prevent prostate cancer? nothing has been proven to.
  3. 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.
  4. Can we actually cure prostate cancer in MOST men diagnosed with high-risk disease? yes with high probability if detected early enough.
  5. What is the “best” type of treatment for localized prostate cancer? no one best treatment fits all.
  6. When should androgen deprivation therapy (ADT, also known as “hormone” therapy) be started in men with progressive prostate cancer? we don't know.
  7. Is intermittent ADT as good as continuous ADT for men with progressive prostate cancer? we don't know.
 

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