Up to date of prostate cancer
Özüm Atasoy1, Oytun Erbaş2
1Department of Radiation Oncology, Kartal Dr. Lütfi Kırdar Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
2Department of Physiology, Istanbul Bilim University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
Keywords: Androgen deprivation therapy, chemotherapy, prostate cancer, radiotherapy
Abstract
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men and is the second most common cause of cancer-related death in men following lung cancer. It is generally slow growing. The main risk factor is elderly age. Prognosis is generally good, but may vary depending on its pathologic subtype. Adenocarcinoma, which accounts for over 95% of cases, responds especially well when treated as localized disease. The main methods of treatment include radical prostatectomy, radiotherapy, and active surveillance, as well as chemotherapy, androgen deprivation treatment, and Radium-223.
Cite this article as: Atasoy Ö, Erbaş O. Up to date of prostate cancer. D J Med Sci 2020;6(2):92-102.
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