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PSA testing and screening :
The PSA test
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Signs and symptoms of prostate cancer
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Scans for prostate cancer
Biopsy for prostate cancer
Treatment :
Finding information on prostate cancer treatment
Watchful waiting and active surveillance
Hormone therapy for prostate cancer
Radical prostatectomy
Robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy
External radiotherapy
Brachytherapy for prostate cancer
Cryosurgery for prostate cancer
Vaccine trials
Orchidectomy
Chemotherapy for prostate cancer
(HIFU) High intensity focused ultrasound
Trans-urethral resection of the prostate (TURP)
Complementary approaches
Pain relief
Catheters
Side effects of treatments :
Urinary incontinence
Impotence
Bowel and bladder problems
Lack of energy
Hot flushes and breast tenderness
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Prostate Cancer
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External radiotherapy
External radiotherapy
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Prostate Cancer
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External radiotherapy
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External radiotherapy
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Cancer
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Prostate Cancer
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Male 61 - 65
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Interview 15
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Expresses his frustration with the worry caused by delay in the waiting room.
Diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1998. TURP in 1997, external beam radiation.
Cancer
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Prostate Cancer
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Male 66 - 70
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Interview 32
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Comments that his only inconvenience was radiotherapy required so much time.
Diagnosed with prostate cancer 1997, prostatectomy in 1997, external beam radiation in 1998.
Cancer
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Prostate Cancer
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Male 66 - 70
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Interview 32
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Describes the treatment and considers it is not invasive or painful.
Diagnosed with prostate cancer 1997, prostatectomy in 1997, external beam radiation in 1998.
Cancer
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Prostate Cancer
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Male 61 - 65
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Interview 25
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Describes the process and considers that the treatment is painless.
Diagnosed with prostate cancer 2000. External beam radiation and short hormone treatment.
Cancer
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Prostate Cancer
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Male 66 - 70
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Interview 04
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Explains the radiotherapy process and gives advice to others.
Diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1994, TURPs in 1994 and 1996, external beam radiation, hormone treatment 1997.
Cancer
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Prostate Cancer
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Male 66 - 70
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Interview 05
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Explains how efficient he found the treatment.
Diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1999, TURP in 1999, external beam radiation and short hormone treatment 2000.
Cancer
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Prostate Cancer
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Male 66 - 70
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Interview 24
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Compares the treatment to factory-like conveyor belt.
Diagnosed with prostate cancer 1996. TURP in 1996, external beam radiation following diagnosis.
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