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12 years ago

What is the CyberKnife and how is it used to treat prostate cancer?

Malcolm Mason
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Radiotherapy
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androgen deprivation therapy (ADT)
blood creatinine
blood urea
cancer
cancer staging
cryosurgery for prostate cancer
digital rectal examination (DRE)
hormonal therapy
metastasis
palliative care
prostate
PSA (Prostate specific antigen)
Urology
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12 years ago

What is androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) in the management of prostate cancer?

Malcolm Mason
Directory:
Radiotherapy
Tags:
androgen deprivation therapy (ADT)
blood creatinine
blood urea
cancer
cancer staging
digital rectal examination (DRE)
hormonal therapy
metastasis
palliative care
prostate
PSA (Prostate specific antigen)
Urology
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12 years ago

Why is locally advanced prostate cancer still a clinical challenge when, over the past 20 years, prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening has successfully reduced the number of men being diagnosed with prostate cancer?

Malcolm Mason
Directory:
Radiotherapy
Tags:
androgen deprivation therapy (ADT)
blood creatinine
blood urea
cancer
cancer staging
digital rectal examination (DRE)
hormonal therapy
metastasis
palliative care
prostate
PSA (Prostate specific antigen)
Urology
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12 years ago

What are the options for treating a recurrence of prostate cancer after radiation therapy?

Malcolm Mason
Directory:
Radiotherapy
Tags:
androgen deprivation therapy (ADT)
blood creatinine
blood urea
cancer staging
digital rectal examination (DRE)
hormonal therapy
metastasis
palliative care
prostate
PSA (Prostate specific antigen)
Urology
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12 years ago

How this procedure (radio+hormone) can be rolled out in the UK?

Malcolm Mason
Directory:
Radiotherapy
Tags:
cancer
cancer staging
digital rectal examination (DRE)
external beam radiation therapy
hormonal therapy
metastasis
palliative care
prostate
PSA (Prostate specific antigen)
radiation therapy
stereotactic radiation therapy
Urology
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12 years ago

How do you ensure control and management is on the highest level while running large, multi-centre study?

Malcolm Mason
Directory:
Radiotherapy
Tags:
cancer
cancer staging
digital rectal examination (DRE)
external beam radiation therapy
hormonal therapy
metastasis
palliative care
prostate
PSA (Prostate specific antigen)
radiation therapy
stereotactic radiation therapy
Urology
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12 years ago

In terms of side effects, how does surgery compare to radiation in treating prostate cancer?

Malcolm Mason
Directory:
Radiotherapy
Tags:
cancer
cancer staging
digital rectal examination (DRE)
external beam radiation therapy
hormonal therapy
metastasis
palliative care
prostate
PSA (Prostate specific antigen)
radiation therapy
stereotactic radiation therapy
Urology
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12 years ago

What are the radicals trial for prostate cancer?

Malcolm Mason
Directory:
Radiotherapy
Tags:
cancer
cancer staging
digital rectal examination (DRE)
external beam radiation therapy
hormonal therapy
metastasis
palliative care
prostate
PSA (Prostate specific antigen)
radiation therapy
stereotactic radiation therapy
Urology
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12 years ago

Is hormonal therapy typically administered in conjunction with radiation therapy?

Malcolm Mason
Directory:
Radiotherapy
Tags:
cancer staging
digital rectal examination (DRE)
external beam radiation therapy
hormonal therapy
metastasis
palliative care
prostate
PSA (Prostate specific antigen)
radiation therapy
stereotactic radiation therapy
Urology
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12 years ago

To what extent is it true that today men die with prostate cancer rather than from prostate cancer?

Malcolm Mason
Directory:
Radiotherapy
Tags:
cancer staging
digital rectal examination (DRE)
external beam radiation therapy
metastasis
palliative care
prostate
PSA (Prostate specific antigen)
radiation therapy
stereotactic radiation therapy
Urology
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