Once a diagnosis of prostat cancer has been made, it can become the sole focus of medical care, new Health Issues reported about prostat cancer that make majority of men with early-stage low/moderate-grade die from it.

Prostat Cancer

his is understandable, because cancer is typically life threatening and often requires dramatic therapy, but earlier cancer diagnoses, due to screening, and improvements in treatment have been associated with lower cancer mortality,

The substantial effect of comorbid conditions on survival and the high rate of mortality related to non-prostate cancer have important implications,

First, as others have suggested, decisions about management of localized prostate cancer should incorporate not only life expectancy based on age, but also the important contributions of specific comorbid conditions,” they note. “Second, the choice to use androgen deprivation therapy, now a common treatment even for early-stage prostate cancer, should be made carefully in the presence of significant comorbidity.”