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2. Active surveillance of prostate cancer - Wikipedia

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   The National Comprehensive Cancer Center Guidelines recommend active surveillance as the preferred management option for men with very low risk disease and a life expectancy below 20 years, and those with low risk disease and a life expectancy below 10 years; and an option for those with low risk disease and a life expectancy of 10 years or ...

3. Surveillance is an Effective Way to Manage Some Types of ...

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   Active surveillance of prostate cancer is a means of monitoring cancer growth in low-risk patients. Doctors use a variety of tests and diagnostics at their disposal to keep tabs on the cancer and ...

4. Management of prostate cancer - Wikipedia

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   Treatment for prostate cancer may involve active surveillance, surgery, radiation therapy – including brachytherapy (prostate brachytherapy) and external-beam radiation therapy, proton therapy, high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU), cryosurgery, hormonal therapy, chemotherapy, or some combination. Treatments also extend to survivorship ...

5. Prostate cancer - Wikipedia

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   Prostate cancer is a major topic of ongoing research. From 2016 to 2020, over $1.26 billion was invested in prostate cancer research, representing around 5% of global cancer research funds. [122] This places prostate cancer 10th among 18 common cancer types in funding per cancer death, and 9th in funding per disability-adjusted life year lost ...

6. Prostate cancer screening - Wikipedia

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   Prostate cancer antigen 3 is a urine test that detects the overexpression of the PCA3 gene, an indicator of prostate cancer. [32] [46] [47] [44] ConfirmMDx is performed on tissue taken during a prostate biopsy. The test identifies men with clinically significant prostate cancer who would benefit from further testing and treatment.

7. Active surveillance - Wikipedia

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   Active surveillance of prostate cancer; Active surveillance of low-risk papillary thyroid microcarcinoma This page was last edited on 5 April 2024, at 09:37 (UTC ...