Treating the primary tumor can improve survival in men whose prostate cancer has spread

This study suggests a different and very novel way of thinking about how to manage men who present with metastatic prostate cancer,” said Dr. Marc Garnick, the Gorman Brothers Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and editor in chief of HarvardProstateKnowledge.org. “There are other cancers where treating the primary cancer in the setting of metastatic disease has been associated with improvements — and this study provides an important impetus to consider this option both in the context of clinical studies and individualized patient selection.” Related Post:Long-term hormonal therapy benefits men with locally…Promising results for a targeted drug in advanced prostate…The risks of active surveillance for men with…Following low-risk prostate cancers before starting…Selenium, vitamin E supplements increase prostate cancer…The post Treating the primary tumor can improve survival in men whose prostate cancer has spread appeared first on Harvard Health Blog.
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