The survival rate for early-stage prostate cancer is 99 percent after 10 years, regardless of whether men undergo surgery, radiation or are “actively monitored,” according to studies published Wednesday. RelatedTheir conclusion was that the three approaches did not translate into “significant differences” in deaths caused by prostate cancer or other causes. “Thus,” they concluded, “longer-term follow-up is necessary.”Part of the conundrum facing researchers and clinicians is that prostate cancer is both overtreated and undertreated. However, men still die from prostate cancer – because doctors don’t know which cases will turn into a lethal, metastatic form of the disease. More than 180,000 men in the United States will be diagnosed with prostate cancer this year, and more than 26,000 will die from the disease.

Source: National Post September 15, 2016 13:52 UTC