Abstract In the United States, two patients with the same medical condition can receive
drastically different treatments. In addition, the same patient can walk into two physicians' …

The purpose of this paper was to examine and compare available data on incidence,
mortality and survival for countries in the Asia-Pacific region. Incidence data were obtained …

BACKGROUND: Demand and utilization of minimally invasive approaches to radical
prostatectomy have increased in recent years, but comparative studies on cost are lacking …

Objective To quantify the risk and severity of negative effects of treatment for localised
prostate cancer on long term quality of life. Design Population based, prospective cohort …

To evaluate the clinical safety profile for the use of gold nanoshells in patients with human
prostate cancer. This follows on the nonclinical safety assessment of the AuroShell particles …

Prostate cancer has come to share the oncological centrestage among male cancers. The
availability of Serum Prostate Specific Antigen, PSA, as a marker has encouraged it's use to …

Background Treatment for localized prostate cancer remains controversial. To our
knowledge, there are no outcome studies from contemporary population-based cohorts that …

Background: Prostate cancer is the most common nonskin cancer in men in the United
States, and prostate cancer screening has increased in recent years. In 2002, the US …

Purpose: Men with localized prostate cancer currently face a number of treatment options
that treat the entire prostate. These can cause significant sexual and urinary side effects …

Purpose: The biology of prostate cancer may be influenced by the index lesion. The
definition of index lesion volume is important for appropriate decision making, especially for …