Radiation therapy or prostatectomy: an old conflict revisited in the PSA era. A radiation oncologist's viewpoint.
Semin Radiat Oncol
; 8(2): 81-6, 1998 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-9516588
ABSTRACT
A close examination of the outcomes for the radical treatment of prostate cancer in the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) era shows no clear advantage to radical prostatectomy over external-beam radiation. Both modalities are highly effective against small impalpable tumors of low Gleason grade and with PSA values less than 10 ng/mL. Both modalities struggle against all other stages of prostate cancer. Radiation and surgery are currently in states of rapid evolution, and the results emerging become quickly outdated. It is hoped that the newer, more aggressive approaches will help a significant number of patients, perhaps the majority, not currently being cured by radical therapy.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Prostatectomia
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Neoplasias da Próstata
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Biomarcadores Tumorais
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Antígeno Prostático Específico
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Semin Radiat Oncol
Assunto da revista:
NEOPLASIAS
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RADIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
1998
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos