Prostate cancer drugs: Making sense of the options
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Prostate cancer can be extremely slow growing where it would be difficult to detect the signs and symptoms for years. Chemotherapy is an option for men with advanced prostate cancer that are not responding to any other treatment and effective ways to treat localized prostate cancer are mentioned.
Publication Name: Mayo Clinic Health Letter
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0741-6245
Year: 2003
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Early detection improves your chance of survival
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Cancers are considered cured if a patient survives fives years after treatment. Early detection and treatment are critical to survival. Methods for early detection are described.
Publication Name: Mayo Clinic Health Letter
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0741-6245
Year: 1992
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Curable cancers
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Surgery, radiation and chemotherapy are traditional treatment methods for cancer. Descriptions of these, and newer methods to treat cancer, are provided.
Publication Name: Mayo Clinic Health Letter
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0741-6245
Year: 1992
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