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What prostate treatment is best for quality of life?

According to a new study, despite the popularity of robot-assisted procedures for prostate cancer, when it comes to men’s long-term quality of life, patients with earlier stage cancers generally fare better with non-surgical approaches than with surgery.

Prostate patients with earlier stage of cancer have a number of treatment options, from “active surveillance” to radiation or to surgical removal of the prostate gland. When it comes to surgery, robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery has become the dominant approach in the U.S. [ continue to read ]