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Treatment of prostate cancer
Author(s) -
Henry R. Y.,
O'mahony D.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of clinical pharmacy and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.622
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1365-2710
pISSN - 0269-4727
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2710.1999.00207.x
Subject(s) - watchful waiting , prostate cancer , medicine , disease , cancer , intensive care medicine , prostate , gynecology , oncology
Summary Prostate cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among older men in western countries. However, controversy surrounds many issues related to this disease, particularly its most appropriate treatment, with a wide spectrum of opinions ranging from watchful waiting to aggressive therapy. Patients with newly diagnosed prostate cancer, as well as their doctors, will have to make difficult decisions regarding treatment of this disease. In this article we discuss the current available treatment options and some novel therapeutic approaches to tackling the patient with prostate cancer.