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Survival, Prostate Cancer Trends, 1973-1995

Source: seer.cancer.gov
Topic: Prostate
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Sort Desciption: The fact that one of the treatment options for some men is no treatment or watchful waiting (a delay in active treatment) suggests that the expected number of years of life remaining without treatment is equal to or greater than that with treatment. ...

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The fact that one of the treatment options for some men is no treatment or watchful waiting (a delay in active treatment) suggests that the expected number of years of life remaining without treatment is equal to or greater than that with treatment. Given that a man may survive for many years after a diagnosis of prostate cancer, information on survival probabilities can play an important role in planning treatment strategies. In addition, differences in survival between defined subgroups of patients allow clinicians and policy makers to better target interventions. One way to describe the survival experience of a cohort of patients over an extended period of time is the five-year survival rate. This value is simply the cumulative proportion of patients surviving at the end of the fifth year after initial diagnosis. Since a large proportion of prostate cancer patients survive for many years, however, it is desirable to evaluate the survival experience of patients beyond the five-year point. SEER survival data are currently available for up to 22 years following initial diagnosis. Changes in cancer survival data are often subject to factors other than improvements in treatment. In the case of prostate cancer, transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) and prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing each have the potential to increase the survival time of individual O ne of the ...

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