News tagged with radical therapy

Behavioral therapy program reduces incontinence following radical prostatectomy

For men with incontinence for at least one year following radical prostatectomy, participation in a behavioral training program that included pelvic floor muscle training, bladder control strategies and fluid management, ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Active surveillance for low-risk prostate cancer may offer better quality-of-life

In a study that compared initial treatment strategies for low-risk prostate cancer among men 65 years old, active surveillance showed higher measures on quality of life compared to an initial treatment such as radical prostatectomy, ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 30, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Living longer and happier

A new study from the University of Missouri may shed light on how to increase the level and quality of activity in the elderly. In the study, published in this week's edition of Public Library of Science - ONE, MU resear ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Aug 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 2

Study finds acceptable levels of anxiety among men living with early, untreated prostate cancer

Men with early stages of prostate cancer who delay radical treatment in favor of an approach of "expectant management" do not have high levels of anxiety and distress. That is the conclusion of a new study published in the ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jul 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0