A Review of the Literature on the Treatment of Oligometastasis in Prostate Cancer

Oligometastasis can be described as a state of limited metastatic disease following failed primary treatment or even prostate cancer as it is first diagnosed. Many doctors believe that it is amenable to aggressive local therapy to achieve long-term survival. In a review designed to explore the role of ablative radiotherapy and surgical management of oligo-metastatic [...]

Drug Abuse Disorders Negatively Impact Advanced Prostate Cancer Treatment Results

Researchers have reported ahead of print that substance use disorders may adversely affect outcomes in men with advanced prostate cancer This conclusion was drawn from a very large study of 14,277 men with advanced prostate cancer. The study found that men with advanced prostate cancer along with a substance abuse disorder were 2.3 times more [...]

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