1993
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(19931201)72:11<3156::aid-cncr2820721106>3.0.co;2-g
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Localized carcinoma of the prostate (Stages T1B, T1C, T2, and T3). Review of management with external beam radiation therapy

Abstract: Background. Optimal treatment for patients with localized carcinoma of the prostate is controversial. Radiation therapy is an established modality in the management of these patients, and several reports indicate the results are comparable to those achieved with radical prostatectomy. Recently effectiveness of therapy for carcinoma of the prostate is being evaluated in light of posttreatment prostate‐specific antigen (PSA) determinations. Methods. A review was performed of multiple publications and data from s… Show more

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“…A number of men report discomfort during and after prostate biopsy (Essink-Bot et al, 1998) because the biopsy can cause minor bleeding, infection, and difficulty in urination. Once prostate cancer is diagnosed, common treatments usually are watchful waiting (Wu et al, 2004), prostatectomy (Bill-Axelson et al, 2005;Smith et al, 2007), radiation therapy (D'Amico et al, 2004;Perez et al, 2006), hormonal therapy (Loblaw et al, 2004), cryosurgery (Rubinsky, 1994), high intensity focused ultrasound (Gardner & Koch, 2005), or a combination of all of these. Because each treatment has different side effects, no consensus exists on the best treatment for prostate cancer.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A number of men report discomfort during and after prostate biopsy (Essink-Bot et al, 1998) because the biopsy can cause minor bleeding, infection, and difficulty in urination. Once prostate cancer is diagnosed, common treatments usually are watchful waiting (Wu et al, 2004), prostatectomy (Bill-Axelson et al, 2005;Smith et al, 2007), radiation therapy (D'Amico et al, 2004;Perez et al, 2006), hormonal therapy (Loblaw et al, 2004), cryosurgery (Rubinsky, 1994), high intensity focused ultrasound (Gardner & Koch, 2005), or a combination of all of these. Because each treatment has different side effects, no consensus exists on the best treatment for prostate cancer.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…There are several retrospective reports of long-term results on patients treated with conventional EBRT for localized prostate cancer [13][14][15][16]. The overall 15-year survival rates range from 40% to 60%.…”
Section: Conventional External Beam Radiation Therapy Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Nowadays, RT is considered an effective therapeutic approach for clinically localized prostate cancer [14][15][16][17][18]. On the other hand, while the indications to perform a local radical treatment either in young men [19][20][21] or in patients with unfavorable prognostic factors, are not under discussion [22][23][24][25][26] in the last years there has been much controversy about the management of this disease in the elderly patients.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%