When diagnosed with prostate cancer, men with limited life expectancy are being overtreated, according to a study published Nov. 11 in JAMA Internal Medicine. Researchers from Los Angeles-based Cedars ...

Overtreatment of men with prostate cancer and limited life expectancy (LE) has persisted in the era of active surveillance and worsened in some instances, according to a new study. “Overtreatment of ...

About 1 in 8 men will get prostate cancer in their lifetime. But a new study concludes an increasing number of men with limited life expectancy are being overtreated for the disease with procedures ...

Stage 3 prostate cancer is locally advanced, with tumors extending beyond the prostate but not metastasizing distantly. Diagnosis involves the TNM system, Gleason score, PSA tests, and imaging to ...

Overtreatment of older prostate cancer patients with a limited life expectancy has increased over the past two decades among men receiving care in the Veterans Affairs (VA) health system, researchers ...

Dr. William Russell specializes in radiation oncology in Baton Rouge. He graduated from the University of Mississippi School of Medicine in 1984. Russell is double-board certified in internal medicine ...

Increasing percentages of some older U.S. men with intermediate-risk and high-risk prostate cancers are undergoing treatments that carry risks of side effects that can significantly reduce the quality ...

Risk of death and cause of death 30 years after diagnosis as a proportion of 100 men. Grey figures indicate the proportion of men alive after 30 years, blue figures the proportion of men who died of ...

What Prostate Cancer Survival Rates Tell Us Can Prostate Cancer Be Cured? Screening and Early Detection Lead to Better Survival Prostate cancer is the fourth most commonly diagnosed cancer worldwide, ...

Clinicians must appropriately assess life expectancy and take steps to avoid prostate cancer overtreatment. Even in the active surveillance era, overtreatment persists among men with limited life ...

The IAEA is launching a year-long coordinated research project to develop computed tomography-based guidelines on prostate cancer contouring — a critical step in the cancer treatment process that guid ...