Creator: Sneha Bhatt
Keywords: Prostate Cancer, Radiation Therapy, Glossary

Written by Sneha Bhatt, M. Pharm

Medically Reviewed by Dr. Sunil Shroff, MBBS, MS, FRCS (UK), D. Urol (Lond), Dr. Santhoshkumar

Last Updated on Mar 01, 2019

Glossary

Brachytherapy: A form of Internal Radiation therapy used for treating prostate cancer.

Gleason Score: A grading system for prostate cancer to identify the aggressiveness of cancer and its chances to grow and spread.

Androgen Ablation: Reducing the size of prostate tumour by using different hormonal drugs.

PSA: Prostate Specific Antigen is biochemical marker to suggest degree of prostate cancer.

Published on Jun 17, 2015
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