Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Many men with lower life expectancy and localized prostate cancer get overtreated. Rates of definitive treatment ...
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 ...
A new combination of drugs could help delay the advancement of a deadly form of prostate cancer in those with an advanced form of the disease, new research has found. The “striking” findings showed an ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 60% of low‑risk prostate cancer patients are opting for active surveillance — and long‑term survival remains high.
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 ...
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in American men, with an estimated 333,830 new cases and 36,320 deaths projected for 2026 for the disease, according to the American Cancer ...