title: Prostate disease in older men: 2. Cancer.
abstract: Proof is lacking that early detection and treatment reduce mortality from prostate cancer. Indeed, many patients die with the tumor, not from it. In the absence of better data, the clinician must, when making treatment recommendations, weigh the biology of the disease, the potential morbidity of treatment, other factors that affect the patient's longevity, and the patient's attitude toward risk.
authors.affiliation: Division of Urology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, USA.
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Albertsen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008017:Life Expectancy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011467:Prostate / Q000473:pathology; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen / Q000097:blood; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen