Archive for January 8th, 2008
Daily Archive
Tuesday, January 8th, 2008
News - Prostate therapy benefits doubted
Many men diagnosed with low-grade prostate cancer do not benefit from radical treatment, research suggests.
The researchers calculated that, even without treatment, only about 1% of men aged 55-59 with diagnosed low-grade disease would die within 15 years.
Side effects of radical treatment such as surgery and radiotherapy can include incontinence and impotence.
The Department of Health said […]
/img/button_xhtml.gif){kind=small}
/img/button_css.gif)
/img/button_rss.gif){kind=small}
/img/button_atom.gif){kind=small}