Prostate News Archive
17-Aug-2006
Study Finds Some Prostate Cancer Patients Potentially Overtreated (Science Daily)
More than half of men with lower-risk prostate cancer received surgery or radiation treatment when a wait-and-see approach of no therapy and active surveillance would have been a reasonable option, according to a new study from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center. Too Much Prostate Cancer Treatment (MedicineNet.com)
Title: Too Much prostate Cancer Treatment Category: Health News Created: 8/16/2006 Last Editorial Review: 8/16/2006 Science and Health: Overtreatment of Prostate Cancer (New York Times)
About half of the men who have been found to have low-risk prostate cancer undergo surgery or radiation therapy when ?watchful waiting? may be more appropriate, a research team at the University of Michigan has found. Dr. John T. Wei and his associates evaluated information in national databases to identify 71,602 men determined to have localized or regional cancer of the prostate from January Many Men Overtreated for Prostate Cancer (RedNova)
About half of U.S. men with lower-risk prostate cancer received surgery or radiation when a wait-and-see approach would have been an option, a study finds. Low-risk prostate cancer often overtreated (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Approximately one half of men diagnosed with low-risk prostate cancer undergo surgery or radiation therapy when "watchful waiting" may be more appropriate, according to a research team at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
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