Despite a big increase in “watchful waiting” in the past 15 years, there’s a new study from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs health system shows that overtreatment of prostate cancer persists.
PSMA-PET/CT findings were positive in 84% of the patients. PSMA-PET/CT detected distant metastatic disease in 46% of patients, including 34% of patients after RP, 56% after definitive RT, and 60% ...
Prostate cancer treatment guidelines recommend against aggressive therapy for those with a life expectancy of less than 10 years.
Separate studies investigated the potential role of multiparametric MRI in refining prostate cancer active surveillance practices, such as confirmatory biopsy.
A breakthrough experimental drug has shown promising results in shrinking advanced prostate cancer tumours, offering new hope ...