referring to nbcnews
All Prostate Cancer Treatments About Equally Effective, Study Finds
All Prostate Cancer Treatments About Equally Effective, Study Finds
The first controlled study comparing three different approaches to prostate cancer — radiation versus surgery versus "watchful waiting" — shows there is no truly bad choice for most men, experts said Wednesday.The British study won't end debates over whether prostate cancer screening is a good idea, but it should reassure many men that it's OK to make their own decisions about whether and how to treat prostate cancer if they get diagnosed.Prostate cancer ultrasound BSIP / UIG via Getty ImagesWhile tumors were more likely to grow and spread in men who got no treatment compared to those who did, it was still rare, and it was even more rare for men to die from prostate cancer.Out of 1,600 men who took part in the 10-year study, just 17 died of prostate cancer, the researchers reported in the New England Journal of Medicine.
in the same way nytimes
Prostate Cancer Study Details Value of Treatments
Prostate Cancer Study Details Value of Treatments
The study, published Wednesday in The New England Journal of Medicine, was the first to include detailed information from patients about the side effects of treatment.Advertisement Continue reading the main storyMen who had surgery to remove the prostate were the most likely to have lingering impotence and urinary incontinence.Those given radiation reported bowel problems after six months of treatment (usually with gradual improvement) but not urinary incontinence.Sexual function also diminished after radiation, but recovered somewhat.
as well wsj
New Study Could Reassure Prostate Cancer Patients
New Study Could Reassure Prostate Cancer Patients
A new study could reassure men wrestling with early prostate cancer: Whether they opt for radiation, surgery or no treatment at all, their risk of dying of the disease in 10 years is low—less than 1%—and the treatment makes no significant difference.Undergoing surgery or radiation lowered the risk the cancer would spread, by more than 50% compared with simply monitoring it, the study found, but that didn't result in a significantly...
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