Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Prostate carcinoma and long term survival

J Adolfsson1, L E Rutqvist, G Steineck

  • 1Department of Urology, Karolinska Institute, Huddinge University Hospital, Sweden.

Cancer
|August 15, 1997
PubMed
Summary

Long-term prostate carcinoma survival shows excess mortality for up to 20 years post-diagnosis. After this period, prostate cancer mortality risk in survivors returns to that of the general population.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Correction: Risk of hernia formation after radical prostatectomy: a comparison between open and robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy within the prospectively controlled LAPPRO trial.

Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery·2022
Same author

Measurement of the Cross Sections of Ξ_{c}^{0} and Ξ_{c}^{+} Baryons and of the Branching-Fraction Ratio BR(Ξ_{c}^{0}→Ξ^{-}e^{+}ν_{e})/BR(Ξ_{c}^{0}→Ξ^{-}π^{+}) in pp Collisions at sqrt[s]=13  TeV.

Physical review letters·2022
Same author

Measurement of Prompt D^{0}, Λ_{c}^{+}, and Σ_{c}^{0,++}(2455) Production in Proton-Proton Collisions at sqrt[s]=13  TeV.

Physical review letters·2022
Same author

Λ_{c}^{+} Production and Baryon-to-Meson Ratios in pp and p-Pb Collisions at sqrt[s_{NN}]=5.02  TeV at the LHC.

Physical review letters·2021
Same author

Experimental Evidence for an Attractive p-ϕ Interaction.

Physical review letters·2021
Same author

Multiharmonic Correlations of Different Flow Amplitudes in Pb-Pb Collisions at sqrt[s_{NN}]=2.76  TeV.

Physical review letters·2021

Area of Science:

  • Oncology
  • Epidemiology
  • Survival Analysis

Background:

  • Long-term survival of prostate carcinoma patients remains poorly understood.
  • Investigating temporal trends in prostate cancer mortality for long-term survivors is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the mortality trends in prostate carcinoma patients who survived at least 10 years post-diagnosis.
  • To understand the long-term survival patterns and excess mortality in this cohort.

Main Methods:

  • A cohort of 1896 men diagnosed with prostate carcinoma between 1958-1983 in Sweden was studied.
  • Relative survival was calculated by comparing observed survival to age- and time-matched general population cohorts.
  • Survival beyond 10 years post-diagnosis was analyzed.

Main Results:

  • Relative survival decreased for approximately 18 years after diagnosis.
  • A plateau in relative survival was observed from 18 to 30 years post-diagnosis.
  • Excess mortality compared to controls persisted for 20-23 years.

Conclusions:

  • Prostate carcinoma survivors experiencing long-term survival (>=10 years) face elevated mortality for two decades.
  • Excess mortality ceases 20-23 years post-diagnosis, with survival rates similar to the general population.
  • This suggests minimal late-stage prostate cancer deaths beyond 23 years.

Related Experiment Videos