Abstract
A study was undertaken to evaluate the question of cure in "young" men with prostate cancer treated by external-beam radiation. Results in young men (≤65 years) were compared to older men. Biochemical freedom from failure was examined to 10 years' follow-up, and hazard functions for failure vs time were reported. Results show that prostate cancer patients are cured by external-beam radiation and that there is no difference in results for young or older men. Few failures occur after 5 years' follow-up and the percentage cured is similar to that with prostatectomy, with much less morbidity. Appropriate dose is necessary to optimize outcome.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 563-567 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Oncology (United States) |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| State | Published - 2001 |
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Keywords
- Adult
- Age Factors
- Aged
- Defecation
- Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation
- Follow-Up Studies
- Humans
- Intestines/physiology
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Prostate-Specific Antigen/blood
- Prostatic Neoplasms/radiotherapy
- Radiotherapy, Conformal/adverse effects
- Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological/psychology
- Surveys and Questionnaires
- Treatment Failure
- Urinary Bladder/physiology
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