Most men who are treated for prostate cancer according to modern guidelines have good survival rates and the majority of these men will die of causes other than prostate cancer. This is revealed in a ...

People with localized prostate cancer treated according to guidelines developed by an international panel of doctors are more likely to die of something other than the disease, new research shows. A ...

Up to 5,000 men a year could avoid potentially harmful treatment for prostate cancer if ‘outdated’ guidelines reflected the latest evidence, a charity has said. Closely monitoring the disease with ...

Patients with nonmetastatic prostate cancer are more likely to die from other causes than from cancer when treated per guidelines. The 15-year cancer mortality risk is 5.5% for low-risk and 22% for ...

Collapsing the very-low-risk category reflects broader acceptance of active surveillance for Gleason 6 disease, while PARP ...

Risk of death and cause of death 30 years after diagnosis as a proportion of 100 men. Grey figures indicate the proportion of men alive after 30 years, blue figures the proportion of men who died of ...

The answer depends on your individual risk for bone fracture and the type of exercise. For most men with early prostate cancer, it’s safe to engage in light or moderate exercise. Physical activity is ...

If your cancer is not causing any symptoms, is growing slowly, or is small and only in your prostate, your physician may suggest active surveillance or watchful waiting instead of treatment. Active ...

Prostate cancer affects one in eight men in the U.S. over their lifetime, which is the same rate as women and breast cancer.

When prostate cancer has spread beyond the prostate to nearby lymph nodes and other areas of the body and treatments can no longer slow or stop its growth, you are not alone. Many patients, despite ...

The main advantage of proton therapy is its precision. Protons deposit most of their energy directly in the tumor with little ...