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When is watchful waiting considered an option with prostate cancer?
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no immediate treatment is recommended, but doctors keep the patient under careful observation. This is often done using periodic PSA tests. This option is generally used in older patients
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Is watchful waiting a good alternative for prostate cancer?
Watchful waiting is done to see how fast the cancer is advancing. It is not actually a treatment.
Which websites have information about the PSA 10?
Some websites that have information about the PSA 10 are Zero Cancer, Prostate Cancer Watchful Waiting, National Cancer Institute, WebMD, and New York Times Health section.
Is prostate cancer considered internal cancer?
Yes.
What treatment are recommended for small amounts of cancer in the prostate?
Prostrate cancer is treated in one or a number of ways depending what stage and type of disease is present. Surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, hormone treatment and also active surveillance are all options.
What is the safest prostate cancer treatment?
Any non-surgical treatment would be considered the safest treatment for prostate cancer, but it depends on how severe the cancer has spread. it would be best to ask your oncologist.
Is prostate cancer considered a preexisting condition?
If you try to get health insurance and you have cancer, it is considered a preexisting condition.
What is the difference between deaths from lung cancer and deaths from prostate cancer?
lung cancer is in the lungs, prostate cancer is in the prostate.
What is the contact information for The Prostate Cancer Infolink?
The Prostate Cancer Infolink. http://www.comed.com/prostate.
How is luekemia treated?
Leukemia is a very serious condition. It is a cancer of the blood cells. Treatment includes watchful waiting, chemotherapy, stem cell transplant, and radiation therapy.
Where can I learn about prostate health?
The Prostate Cancer Foundation, the U.S. Army's Prostate Cancer Research Program, the Institute for Prostate Cancer Research, the National Cancer Institute, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention all provide information on the latest research on prostate cancer.
What different treatments are there to cure prostate cancer?
Procedures to treat prostate cancer and chemotherapy, radiation therapy or surgery. Surgery can include removal of cancer from the prostate, or removal of prostate gland.
When was Prostate Cancer Foundation created?
Prostate Cancer Foundation was created in 1993.
