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Prostate Cancer
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Prostate Cancer
Discusses possible causes and development of the disease.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages) |
12 sources |
2002
Paper Summary:
Discusses possible causes and development of the disease. Smptoms. Diagnosis. Tests. Progression of the disease. Controversy surrounding PSA test. Available treatment options including surgery, radiation therapy, diet and non-toxic therapies. Cost-effectiveness of various treatments. New treatments and medicines. Future outlook including molecular targeting and biologically driven treatment of prostate cancer. Outline.From the Paper:
"OutlineProstate cancer affects millions of men every year and is the second largest cause of cancer deaths in men in the United States.
Many men are unaware they have prostate cancer
Tests for prostate cancer are not always definitive..
Many new options are opening up for treatment of prostate cancer.
The more common treatments of orchiectomy, radiation, androgen suppression and estrogen therapy are being displaced or supplemented by new drugs, gene therapy, immunotherapies, and combination therapies.
The newer therapies are more cytostatic than cytotoxic -
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Prostate Cancer (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 12, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Essay-Prostate-Cancer/24963
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"Prostate Cancer" 15 January 2012. Web. 12 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Essay-Prostate-Cancer/24963>
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