Prostate cancer in the UK
An article published in 2023 in the New England Journal of Medicine looked at the 15 year outcomes in men diagnosed with prostate cancer. Between 1999 and 2009, 82,000 men aged between 50-69 years of age underwent a PSA test. Localised prostate cancer was diagnosed in 2664 men. 1643 were enrolled into a trial of treatment
545 were assigned to receive active monitoring
553 underwent prostatectomy
545 underwent radiotherapy
After 15 years of follow-up 45 patients had died of prostate cancer. 17 men (3.1%) in the active-monitoring group, 12 men (2.2%) in the prostatectomy group, and 16 men (2.9%) in the radiotherapy group
Conclusion
After 15 years of follow-up, prostate cancer related death was low regardless of the treatment