Hospital & Healthcare Management January 23, 2025
Did you know that prostate cancer is the most common non-skin cancer among men? Roughly 1 out of 8 men will develop prostate cancer in his lifetime. However, never fear. Most cases of prostate cancer are slow-growing. Therefore, when prostate cancer is found in its early stages, treatment success rates average well over 90%. But there’s a catch.
Early stage prostate cancer has virtually no symptoms. This means that by the time warning signs appear, the disease may have advanced to the point at which more aggressive treatments are needed to manage it, but recurrence rates are high. This means treatment may start out working, but the cancer comes back because it has already spread.
Early detection is essential
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