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9 years, 8 months ago

What are the available new treatments for advanced prostate cancer?

Saurabh Bhargava
Directory:
Urology
Tags:
chemotherapy
Digital rectal examination (DRE)
metastasis
Narayana Health
prostate
prostate cancer
Prostate specific antigen (PSA)
radiation therapy
surgery
Urosurgery
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9 years, 8 months ago

Why are prostate resections performed?

Saurabh Bhargava
Directory:
Urology
Tags:
Benign hyperplasia of prostate (BPH)
Digital rectal examination (DRE)
laser prostate resection
Narayana Health
prostate
prostate resection
Prostate specific antigen (PSA)
transurethral resection of prostate (TURP)
Urosurgery
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9 years, 8 months ago

Ask Dr Jenny: I'm a guy who doesn't like going to the doctor. Are there any regular health checks I should be doing?

Jenny H
Directory:
ask Dr Jenny
Tags:
Ask Dr Jenny
atherosclerosis
blood pressure
cholesterol
colon cancer
heart health
lipid profile
Men's health
prostate
screening
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10 years, 3 months ago

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

Malcolm Mason
Directory:
Radiotherapy
Tags:
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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10 years, 3 months 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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10 years, 3 months 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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10 years, 3 months 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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10 years, 3 months 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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10 years, 3 months 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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10 years, 3 months 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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