Prostate Cancer Therapy
Study results from University Hospital, Department of Urology broaden understanding of prostate cancer therapy
Published in Cancer Weekly, March 25th, 2008
A new study, 'An analysis of radical prostatectomy in advanced stage and high-grade prostate cancer,' is now available. In this recent report, researchers in Leuven, Belgium conducted a study "To clarify the role of radical prostatectomy (RP) in the treatment of locally advanced and high-grade prostate cancer. Literature search of Medline publications on surgery for locally advanced and high-grade prostate cancer."
"In patients with locally advanced disease, the cancer-specific survival rate after RP at 5-and 10-yr follow-up was 85-100% and 57-91.6%, respectively. The overall survival rate at 5 and 10 yr was >75% and 60%, respectively. In patients with high-grade...
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