Quality of life in younger vs. older men after radical prostatectomy
June 13th, 2009 Posted in prostatectomyA research team has studied the impact of age on survival after radical prostatectomy by comparing outcomes between men of < 70 (n = 526) and ? 70 years of age (n = 100) in a single prospective series.
According to researchers report, there were no differences between the two groups of patients: the 10-year PSA-free survival for young and old patients was 51.8 and 57.4 percent; the 10-year disease-specific survival was 92.3 and 97.6 percent; the 10-year metastasis-free survival was 86.9 and 89.7 percent; and the 10-year overall survival was 78.1 and 71.2 percent (P = 0.565).
The researchers conclude that, for a well-selected, healthy, elderly population, survival outcomes are no worse than those seen in younger patients.