Assertion: prostate cancer | /r/HasProperty | diagnosed
Facets:
value: traditionally
type: OTHER
value: early
type: DEGREE
value: by finding cancer cells
type: MANNER
value: definitively
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Prostate cancer is only definitively diagnosed by finding cancer cells on a biopsy sample taken from the prostate gland.
text: Prostate cancer can also be diagnosed based on the examination of the tissue removed during a transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP).
text: If prostate cancer is diagnosed early and hasn’t spread from the original tumor, the outlook is usually good.
text: It usually grows slowly and can often be completely removed or successfully managed when it is diagnosed.
text: After prostate cancer is diagnosed, your cancer will be staged.
text: Once prostate cancer is diagnosed, grading and staging is done.
text: Prostate cancer can also be diagnosed based on the examination of the tissue removed during a transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP).
text: If prostate cancer is diagnosed, other tests are done to find out if cancer cells have spread within the prostate or to other parts of the body.
text: Traditionally, prostate cancer has been diagnosed using needles inserted into the prostate gland in several places under the guidance of transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) imaging to collect samples of tissue.
text: If prostate cancer has spread to your lymph nodes when it is diagnosed, it means that there is a higher chance that it has spread to other areas of the body as well.
text: Hormone therapy used alone is the standard treatment for men who are found to have metastatic disease (i.e., disease that has spread to other parts of the body) when their prostate cancer is first diagnosed (13).
text: Similar to other types of cancer, the outcome or prognosis of prostate cancer depends on whether or not it has spread when it is diagnosed.
text: Once a prostate cancer is diagnosed, and tests are done to evaluate the extent and look for spread of the cancer, the cancer is assigned a stage based on the grade of the cancer, PSA levels, and the extent of the cancer.
text: Chemotherapy may not be routinely used when prostate cancer is first diagnosed, however may be offered if the cancer spreads and other treatments have not been effective.