Individualized Decision-Making for Older Men With Prostate Cancer: Balancing Cancer Control With Treatment Consequences Across the Clinical Spectrum
Saleha Sajid, Supriya G. Mohile, Russell Szmulewitz, Edwin Posadas, William Dale
20110301
2011 Apr 1
Semin Oncol
Individualized Decision-Making for Older Men With Prostate Cancer: Balancing Cancer Control With Treatment Consequences Across the Clinical Spectrum
Semin Oncol. 2011 Apr;38(2):309-325, Saleha Sajid, Supriya G. Mohile, Russell Szmulewitz, Edwin Posadas, William Dale
Abstract
Prostate cancer (PCa) is the most prevalent non-skin cancer among men and is the second leading cause of cancer death in men. PCa has an increased incidence and prevalence in older men. Age-associated incidence is on the rise due to increased screening in the older population. This has led to a sharp rise in the detection of early stage PCa. Given the indolent nature of many prostatic malignancies, a large proportion of older men with PCa will ultimately die from other causes. As a result, physicians...