biochemical failure

The Time To Biochemical Failure Post Radiation Predicts Your Survival Time, How To Plan Your Todays

Yesterday, November 11, 2009, I wrote that I appreciated knowing what my survival chances were after learning that I had a returning PSA, so I thought that this study was particularly relevant. At the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) conference, Dr. Buyyounouski and his colleagues from the Fox Chase Cancer Center reported on a [...]

By Malecare|2009-11-10T11:29:20-05:00November 10th, 2009|Advanced Prostate Cancer, Drugs & Treatments, End-Of-Life, General Information, Radiotherapy, Uncategorized, Understanding APC|0 Comments

Salvage Radical Prostatectomy After Failed Radiotherapy Can Work

A small study out of the Department of Urology, University of Rome, Rome, Italy has demonstrated that a salvage radical prostatectomy is a reasonable treatment option for men with locally recurrent prostate cancer after external beam radiotherapy failure. Despite the traditional belief that surgery can not follow failed radiation treatment, this argument against initial radiotherapy [...]

By Malecare|2009-07-06T06:22:40-04:00July 6th, 2009|Advanced Prostate Cancer, Uncategorized|0 Comments

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