Open AccessEpidemiology of prostate cancer and treatment remarks
Author(s) -
Stefano Arcangeli,
Valentina Pinzi,
Giorgio Arcangeli
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
world journal of radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1949-8470
DOI - 10.4329/wjr.v4.i6.241
Subject(s) - medicine , prostate cancer , epidemiology , disease , cancer , radiation therapy , intensive care medicine , quality of life (healthcare) , oncology , nursing
Prostate cancer is one of the most common types of cancer and one of the leading causes of cancer death among men in the Western countries. The aim of the present analysis is to assess the cancer burden in order to ensure accurate strategies for chemoprevention and treatment, including the major therapeutic approaches for localized high-risk disease - surgery and radiation therapy - and quality of life issues related to each option.