Basic Terms & Concepts
Cancer
Cancer Cells: Differentiated and Undifferentiated
Prostate Anatomy
PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen)
- http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/diagnosis-and-treatment/tests-and-procedures/prostate-specific-antigen-psa/?region=on
- http://www.cancer.org/cancer/prostatecancer/detailedguide/prostate-cancer-diagnosis
PSA Level by Age
- http://www.medicinenet.com/prostate_specific_antigen/page3.htm
- http://www.mayomedicallaboratories.com/test-catalog/Clinical+and+Interpretive/81944
PSA velocity (rate of change)
Prostate Cancer
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostate_cancer#Hormone-refractory_prostate_cancer
- https://www.cancer.gov/types/prostate/patient/prostate-treatment-pdq
- https://www.cancer.gov/types/prostate/hp/prostate-treatment-pdq#link/_47
Prostate Cancer Symptoms
Prostate Biopsy
- https://www.oncolink.org/cancers/prostate/screening-diagnosis/understanding-your-pathology-report-prostate-cancer
- http://www.cancer.org/cancer/prostatecancer/detailedguide/prostate-cancer-diagnosis
Prostate Cancer by Type
Gleason Score
- http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/prostate/grading/gleason-classification/?region=on
- http://prostatecentre.ca/index.php/prostate-cancer/grading-cancer/gleason-grading-scale
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gleason_grading_system
PC Tumor Staging
- http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/prostate/staging/?region=on
- http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/prostate-cancer/stages/number-staging-system
- http://www.prostatecancer.ca/Prostate-Cancer/Testing-and-Diagnosis/Staging
- http://www.cancer.org/cancer/prostatecancer/detailedguide/prostate-cancer-staging
- http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/prostate-cancer/stages/tnm-staging
Stage 1. Localized Stage of PC
Stage 2. Locally advanced Stage of PC
- http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/prostate-cancer/stages/locally-advanced-prostate-cancer
Stage 3. Advanced stage of PC
Risk of Biochemical Recurrence of PC and Treatment Decisions
CT Scan for PC
Bone Scan for PC
- http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/prostate-cancer/getting-diagnosed/tests-stage/bone-scan
Metastasis of PC: Typical progression of tumor T1-4 to Metastases
Lymph Nodes and PC
- http://prostate-cancer.com/prostate-cancer-glossary/lymph-nodes.html
- http://www.cancernetwork.com/oncology-journal/management-lymph-node-positive-prostate-cancer-role-surgery-and-radiation-therapy
Bio-chemical Recurrence
Treatment Therapies:
Treatment Modes: Active Surveillance, Surgery, Radiation, ADT
Prostatectomy (manual and robotic)
- http://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/prostatectomy/basics/definition/prc-20119420
- http://prostatecancer.ca/Prostate-Cancer/Treatment/Radical-Prostatectomy
- http://www.roboticoncology.com/robotic-prostate-surgery/
External Beam Radiation Therapy
Brachytherapy
- http://www.prostatecancer.ca/Prostate-Cancer/Treatment/Brachytherapy
- http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/prostate-cancer/treatment/radiotherapy/internal-radiotherapy/seed-implantation-radiotherapy
Androgen DeprivationTherapy (ADT)
- http://prostatecancer.ca/Prostate-Cancer/Treatment/Treatment-Options/Prostate-Cancer-Drugs/Androgen-Deprivation-Therapy
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Androgen_deprivation_therapy
- https://www.cancer.gov/types/prostate/prostate-hormone-therapy-fact-sheet
- http://www.LIFEonADT.com
Treatment Choice
Treatment Options By Stage