Purpose: Controversy exists over the optimal treatment for patients with clinically localized
prostate cancer. Almost all of the treatment results are from non-randomized trials and …

Background. Currently, no randomized trials of the various treatment options for localized
prostate cancer have been reported. Therefore, radical prostatectomy and external …

Background. There is uncertainty regarding if, when, and how localized prostate cancer
should be managed. Methods. To examine evidence of a beneficial effect of aggressive …

The anatomic extent of prostate cancer has long served the role of providing prognostic
information to assist in therapeutic decision-making, evaluating treatment outcomes …

PURPOSE: In patients treated with radical prostatectomy in the prostate-specific antigen
(PSA) era, it has been demonstrated that the year of treatment in the PSA era is associated …

In the series presented here, survival patterns at 15 years after radiotherapy for patients with
clinical stage A carcinoma of the prostate did not deviate significantly from those of an age …

The best available data indicate that, although it is imperfect, the postirradiation biopsy
performed at a sufficient interval after radiotherapy can provide accurate prognostic …

Background. Optimal treatment for patients with localized carcinoma of the prostate is
controversial. Radiation therapy is an established modality in the management of these …

Advantages and disadvantages of radical prostatectomy versus radiation for treatment of
apparently localized prostatic carcinoma are discussed. The only comparative study to date …

PURPOSE: We established hazard rates for disease progression at different intervals after
external beam radiotherapy alone in patients with clinically localized prostate cancer. We …