News Finding: "Prostate cancer has an excellent prognosis.
Paper Finding: This idea is supported by the existence of a strong temporal effect on kidney cancer risk, with a sharp increase in risk restricted to the year immediately after the initial prostate cancer diagnosis (see online Supporting Information).
News Context: Radiation therapy is a standard treatment for prostate cancer and the researchers stress that their findings should not prohibit anyone from choosing this treatment, in particular men who are not good candidates for surgery. "Prostate cancer has an excellent prognosis. "Long-term survivors who have undergone treatment with radiation and their physicians should be careful to monitor for symptoms of bladder and rectal cancer."
Paper Context: Conversely, the increased risk of certain cancers may be explained by enhanced surveillance and screening after a prostate cancer diagnosis, leading to detection of latent malignancies. This idea is supported by the existence of a strong temporal effect on kidney cancer risk, with a sharp increase in risk restricted to the year immediately after the initial prostate cancer diagnosis (see online Supporting Information). Our current findings suggest that patients with prostate cancer who receive radiation therapy are at an increased risk of being diagnosed with certain cancers, particularly cancers of the bladder and rectum.