Recent research done in the UK (1) looked at autopsy reports from around the world between1898 to 2017. From a total of 29,000 autopsies the study concluded most autopsy-detected PCa cases continue to be clinically insignificant. The prevalence of autopsy-detected PCa was 30-fold greater than PCa-specific mortality in each ten-year age category. This should be … Continue reading What percentage of men die from prostate cancer?
Prostate Cancer Diagnosis – A Case Study From Australia
From McCaffery K, Nickel B, Pickles K, et al Resisting recommended treatment for prostate cancer: a qualitative analysis of the lived experience of possible overdiagnosis BMJ Open 2019;9:e026960. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026960 Bob Bob had been living with a diagnosis of prostate cancer for 7 years at the time of interview, and was diagnosed aged 69 years. Bob’s doctor began ordering annual PSA tests when … Continue reading Prostate Cancer Diagnosis – A Case Study From Australia
Does prostate surgery extend life?
A median of 15 years follow up (study period 1999 to 2009) of prostate cancer treatment outcomes determined that with localised prostrate cancer there was no significant difference in survival between surgery, radiotherapy and active monitoring . Specifically 1643 men (50-79 years old) agreed to undergo randomization to active monitoring (545 men), surgery (553), or … Continue reading Does prostate surgery extend life?
Prostate Cancer Treatments 