Men with Life Expectancies of Less Than 10 Years Still Receive Aggressive Treatment for Prostate Cancer Despite Guidelines
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health SciencesIn the first study to rigorously address prostate cancer treatment trends by life expectancy in a large, nationally representative sample, UCLA researchers found that more than half of prostate cancer patients 66 years and older have life expectancies of less than10 years, but half of those still were over-treated for their prostate cancer with surgery, radiation or brachytherapy, the implantation of radioactive seeds in the prostate.