Deutsch (DE-CH-AT)English (United Kingdom)
Metastasen
1. HDR-Afterloading-Therapy
(IPG/Info - Deutsch (DE-CH-AT))
Afterloading treatment is a procedure in which a highly radioactive source (Iridium 192) is temporarily implanted into the prostate for a short period of time. This type of treatment is also used for gynaecological, ...
2. External Beam Radiation
(IPG/Info - Deutsch (DE-CH-AT))
External radiation therapy can be used to treat all stages of prostate cancer, it shows best results in advanced stages. Palliative settings, such as painful metastasis of bones, may also be successfully ...
3. Treatment Options
(IPG/Info - Deutsch (DE-CH-AT))
Basically there are two different therapeutic approaches to prostate cancer with a variety of possibilities: 1. Curative Treatment A condition for this is the limitation of the cancer to the prostate. ...
4. Diagnostic Modalities
(IPG/Info - Deutsch (DE-CH-AT))
PSA-Testing Evidence of increased levels of PSA is now considered the most sensitive marker in the early detection of prostate cancer. The combination of PSA-test, ultrasound examination and palpation ...
...  Bei jedem sechsten Mann über 50 Jahre wird heute Prostatakrebs diagnostiziert. Allerdings haben 90 Prozent der Patienten einen Tumor, der auf die Prostata beschränkt ist und keine Absiedelungen (Metastasen) ...
External radiation therapy can be used to treat all stages of prostate cancer, it shows best results in advanced stages. Palliative settings, such as painful metastasis of bones, may also be successfully ...