Prostate cancer in older men

Urol Nurs. 2004 Aug;24(4):258-64, 268; quiz 269.

Abstract

Prostate cancer (Ca P), the most commonly diagnosed male cancer, will be a health care issue that will have a significant impact on the American health care system as the population of the United States continues to age. It is anticipated that the number of men diagnosed with Ca P will continue to increase each year. Screening, diagnosis, and treatment modalities for Ca P in men over 65 years of age are discussed.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Age Distribution
  • Aged
  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Cryosurgery
  • Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone / agonists
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mass Screening / methods
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Staging / methods
  • Nurse's Role
  • Orchiectomy
  • Patient Education as Topic
  • Prostate-Specific Antigen / blood
  • Prostatectomy
  • Prostatic Neoplasms* / diagnosis
  • Prostatic Neoplasms* / epidemiology
  • Prostatic Neoplasms* / etiology
  • Prostatic Neoplasms* / therapy
  • Radiotherapy
  • Risk Factors
  • United States / epidemiology

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone
  • Prostate-Specific Antigen