According to the authors of an editorial in last month's Journal of Clinical Oncology, "the bottom line is that most men diagnosed with the disease (prostate cancer) today can expect to live as long as, or longer than, men their age without the disease. Given the many uncertainties about this disease, this information alone will be helpful for clinicians and their patients when discussing treatment options and when considering what life will be like, living as a prostate cancer survivor.
Period analysis of 180,000 men diagnosed between the ages of 65 to 74 years from 1990 2000 —the age group representing the highest number of prostate cancer diagnoses—show little or no excess mortality associated with a diagnosis of prostate cancer. The overall conclusion of the investigators is that period analysis of survival in prostate cancer shows that most patients diagnosed with prostate cancer in the United States no longer have excess mortality compared with the general population. This information will be welcome news to patients at the time of diagnosis."
Steve - Wow - first, the Prostate Cancer Antigen (PSA) serum screening is renedered useless, and now this? Another predicition has come to fruition. There could have been countless unecessary procedures and surgeries avoided over the last few decades. Over the years, we have shown many of our male clients reserach that procedures for certain prostate cancers are unnecessary. Those of you who have had a friend of family member go through this are aware of the debilitating, life-lasting side effects.
Monday, February 14, 2005
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