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An update on the treatment of advanced prostate cancer
1Department of Surgery, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya.
Objective:
To obtain an update of the treatment of advanced prostate cancer.
Data Source:
Review of all published literature on advanced prostate cancer was carried out through medline and index medicus search.
Data Selection:
Published data on advanced prostate cancer from June 2005 to June 2007 was included in the review.
Data Extraction:
Abstracts of articles identified were assessed, read and analysed to determine relevance to the title under review.
Data Synthesis:
After establishing relevance from the abstract, the entire paper was read, and significant points included in the review.
Conclusion:
The mainstay of treatment of advanced prostate cancer remains hormone withdrawal. The introduction of docetaxel based chemotherapy has caused a paradigm shift.
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