Increasing use of radical prostatectomy for locally advanced prostate cancer in the USA and Germany: a comparative population-based study.

B HagerK KraywinkelB KeckA KatalinicM MeyerS R ZeissigR ScheufeleM P WirthJohannes Huber

Published in: Prostate cancer and prostatic diseases (2016)

We found distinctive differences in treating locally advanced prostate cancer between USA and Germany, but similar trends over time. In the last decade, a growing number of patients underwent RP as a possible first step within a multimodal concept.

Keyphrases

prostate cancer
radical prostatectomy
end stage renal disease
locally advanced
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
squamous cell carcinoma
rectal cancer
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
radiation therapy
pain management
patient reported outcomes
lymph node
chronic pain
patient reported