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Evidence of Benefit

Prior to the 1990s,the digital rectal examination (DRE) was the test traditionally mentioned for prostate cancer screening. Two other test procedures are also available: transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) imaging and serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) concentrations.[ 1 ] Prostate cancer screening is controversial because of the lack of definitive evidence of benefit. A small randomized trial in .
Significance

Incidence and Mortality Prostate cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in North American men,excluding skin cancers. It is estimated that in 2006,approximately 234,460 new cases and 27,350 prostate cancer-related deaths will occur in the United States.[ 1 ] Prostate cancer is now the third leading cause of cancer death in men,exceeded only by lung cancer and colorectal cancer. It ...
Prostate Cancer Prevention

The prostate is a gland in males that is involved in the production of semen. It is located between the bladder and the rectum. The normal prostate gland is the size of a walnut and surrounds the urethra,the tube that carries urine from the bladder. Significance of prostate cancer Prostate cancer is the most common nonskin cancer among men in the United States. Although the number of men ...
Treatment Options for Recurrent Prostate Cancer

Treatment of recurrent prostate cancer may include the following: Radiation therapy. Prostatectomy for patients initially treated with radiation therapy. Hormone therapy. Pain medication,external radiation therapy,internal radiation therapy with radioisotopes such as strontium-89,or other treatments as palliative therapy to lessen bone pain. A clinical trial of ultrasound-guided ...