Prostate cancer has a low mortality rate
January 29th, 2009 Posted in prostate cancerProstate cancer has an excellent survival rate, therefore it must not cause neglect of other illness
A group of researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, reports in the Journal of the American Geriatric Society that the majority of male population with early-stage, low- or moderate-grade prostate cancer die from causes other than prostate cancer. Therefore, prevention, screening and management of other health conditions is important in these patients.
In practice, once a diagnosis of cancer has been made, it can become the sole focus of medical care. This wrong approach is understandable, because cancer is typically life threatening and often requires dramatic therapy. But, according to researchers group conclusion, earlier cancer diagnoses, due to screening, and improvements in treatment have been associated with lower cancer mortality and excellen survival rate. [ read more ]