Open AccessUpdate on the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer
Author(s) -
Eric J. Small
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
current opinion in oncology/current opinion in oncology, with cancerlit
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.297
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1080-8140
pISSN - 1040-8746
DOI - 10.1097/00001622-199805000-00012
Subject(s) - medicine , prostatectomy , prostate cancer , hormone therapy , radiation therapy , disease , cancer , oncology , adjuvant radiotherapy , prostate , hormonal therapy , adjuvant , gynecology , breast cancer
Our understanding of the causes of prostate cancer and improvements in screening methodologies and risk assessment prior to definitive local therapy continue to be refined. The utility of hormone therapy has been further evaluated, both as adjuvant and neoadjuvant therapy with radiation therapy or radical prostatectomy, as well as for patients with more advanced disease. Finally, modest inroads continue to be made in the treatment and understanding of hormone-refractory prostate cancer.