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Patient-Reported Outcomes Through 5 Years for Active Surveillance, Surgery, Brachytherapy, or External Beam Radiation With or Without Androgen Deprivation Therapy for Localized Prostate Cancer

This 2020 prospective cohort study evaluated five-year patient-reported outcomes in 2,005 men with localized prostate cancer treated with active surveillance, prostatectomy, brachytherapy, or external beam radiation therapy (EBRT), with or without androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). Results showed that prostatectomy led to greater declines in urinary continence and sexual function, particularly

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Fifteen-Year Outcomes after Monitoring, Surgery, or Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer

This randomized controlled trial (PMID: 36912538) followed 1643 men aged 50-69 years with localized prostate cancer over 15 years, comparing outcomes of active monitoring, surgery, and radiotherapy. Prostate cancer-specific mortality was low across all groups (3.1%) with no significant difference between treatments, but active monitoring had higher rates of progression

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Locally advanced prostate cancer: effective treatments, but many adverse effects

A review published in Lancet Oncology (2008) examined treatments for locally advanced prostate cancer, including prostatectomy, external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) combined with gonadorelin agonists, and androgen suppression. The study found that prostatectomy has a 2% to 16% cancer-specific mortality rate over five years, but with significant side effects like

June 26, 2025 No Comments

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Patient-Reported Outcomes Through 5 Years for Active Surveillance, Surgery, Brachytherapy, or External Beam Radiation With or Without Androgen Deprivation Therapy for Localized Prostate Cancer

Fifteen-Year Outcomes after Monitoring, Surgery, or Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer

Locally advanced prostate cancer: effective treatments, but many adverse effects