Prostate Cancer Treatment Options Comparison Document Published

Main Category: Prostate / Prostate Cancer
Also Included In: Urology / Nephrology;  Cancer / Oncology
Article Date: 16 Sep 2008 - 4:00 PDT

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A comprehensive document listing and comparing 17 mainstream treatment options for prostate cancer has been published by the Dattoli Cancer Center & Brachytherapy Research Institute in Sarasota.

"Prostate Cancer Treatment Options - The Facts" was premiered September 6 at the Prostate Cancer Research Institute's annual international conference in Los Angeles.

The alphabetical listing runs from Cryotherapy to Watchful Waiting, and includes a brief description, pros, cons and information on published success rates of the most common treatment options available throughout the US. "This is the tool that newly diagnosed men have been searching for," says Michael Dattoli, MD, founder and physician in chief of the world-renowned Dattoli Cancer Center.

Over 200,000 men are diagnosed with this disease annually, actually more than the number of women diagnosed annually with breast cancer. In the past 5 years there has been an explosion in new treatment options - including robotics for surgery and novel radiation applications.

"The challenge remains how to kill the cancer cells without permanently damaging the critical structures which surround the walnut-sized gland," Dattoli adds. Depending on the stage of the disease when diagnosed and the experience level of the treating physician, treatment has too often left the man impotent and/or incontinent. Newer therapies are designed to protect these functions while destroying the malignant prostate cancer cells, but many have not yet proven their effectiveness.

Copies of "The Facts" document are available by contacting the Dattoli Cancer Center, or downloading it from the website: http://www.dattoli.com

Dattoli Cancer Center