A new paper in the European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging provides some interesting data on the long-term survival of men with progressive prostate cancer after initial treatment by radical prostatectomy. … READ MORE …
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Based on retrospective analysis of 2,132 prostate cancer patients in their single-institution database, researchers from the Fox Chase Cancer Center have reported that patients receiving radiation as first-line treatment for localized prostate cancer and who have a rising PSA within 18 months are at a significantly increased risk of death from prostate cancer compared to those whose PSA starts to rise after > 18 months. … READ MORE …
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