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2. Prostate cancer - Wikipedia

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   Five-year survival rates range from 30–99%, depending on stage. [1] Prostate cancer is the uncontrolled growth of cells in the prostate, a gland in the male reproductive system below the bladder. Abnormal growth of prostate tissue is usually detected through screening tests, typically blood tests that check for prostate-specific antigen (PSA ...

3. Management of prostate cancer - Wikipedia

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   Radiation therapy is often used in conjunction with hormone therapy for high-risk patients. [27] For men over 64 with prostate cancer limited to the pelvis, using fewer, larger doses of radiation (hypofractionation) results in similar overall survival rates. [28]

4. Cancer survival rates - Wikipedia

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   In the United States there has been an increase in the 5-year relative survival rate between people diagnosed with cancer in 1975-1977 (48.9%) and people diagnosed with cancer in 2007-2013 (69.2%); these figures coincide with a 20% decrease in cancer mortality from 1950 to 2014. [8] Due to innovation in emerging treatments and cancer prevention ...

5. Androgen deprivation therapy - Wikipedia

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   Androgen deprivation therapy. Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), also called androgen ablation therapy or androgen suppression therapy, is an antihormone therapy whose main use is in treating prostate cancer. Prostate cancer cells usually require androgen hormones, such as testosterone, to grow. ADT reduces the levels of androgen hormones ...

6. Degarelix - Wikipedia

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   Degarelix. Degarelix, sold under the brand name Firmagon among others, is a hormonal therapy used in the treatment of prostate cancer. [3][5] Testosterone is a male hormone that promotes growth of many prostate tumours and therefore reducing circulating testosterone to very low (castration) levels is often the treatment goal in the management ...

7. Gleason grading system - Wikipedia

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   Gleason score is calculated from grade as described in the text. The Gleason grading system is used to help evaluate the prognosis of men with prostate cancer using samples from a prostate biopsy. Together with other parameters, it is incorporated into a strategy of prostate cancer staging which predicts prognosis and helps guide therapy.