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2. Prostate cancer staging - Wikipedia

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   Prostate cancer staging is the process by which physicians categorize the risk of cancer having spread beyond the prostate, or equivalently, the probability of being cured with local therapies such as surgery or radiation. Once patients are placed in prognostic categories, this information can contribute to the selection of an optimal approach ...

3. Cancer survival rates - Wikipedia

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   The National Institute of Health (NIH) attributes the increase in the 5-year relative survival of prostate cancer (from 69% in the 1970s to 100% in 2006) to screening and diagnosis and due to the fact that men that participate in screening tend to be healthier and live longer than the average man and testing techniques that are able to detect ...

4. Management of prostate cancer - Wikipedia

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   It is not clear if cryosurgery improves the quality of life and mortality from prostate cancer compared to radiation therapy. [15] Potential adverse effects associated with cryosurgery include urinary retention, incontinence, and pain in the perineal region, penis, or scrotum. [15] Impotence occurs up to ninety percent of the time.

5. 'Inequities are still the major driver': Prostate cancer and ...

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   The city's life expectancy is just under 65 years— over 13 years below the state average. Prostate cancer in Petersburg : Disproportionate and disproportionately deadly

6. Prostate cancer - Wikipedia

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   Prostate cancer is a major topic of ongoing research. From 2016–2020, over $1.26 billion was invested in prostate cancer research, representing around 5% of global cancer research funds. [123] 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. [124]

7. Gleason grading system - Wikipedia

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   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. A Gleason score is given to prostate cancer based upon its microscopic ...