Sentences with phrase «aggressive prostate cancer diagnosis»

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«This combination test is not designed to say definitively at diagnosis whether a man has aggressive prostate cancer, but it can provide a more accurate estimate of the likelihood of having cancer and the likelihood of that cancer being aggressive,» Tomlins says.

In the group of patients with aggressive, or high risk, prostate cancer, the average number of days from diagnosis to surgery or radiation treatment was 96 days for Caucasian patients, and 105 days for African American patients.

The new technology led to the diagnosis of an aggressive prostate cancer located in an area normally not visible using the ultrasound machine alone.

«In some cases, a low volume of less aggressive prostate cancer may not necessitate treatment, but even in those cases where a «treatment» is not performed in favor of active surveillance, the emotional distress of a cancer diagnosis shouldn't be underestimated,» Turini said.