Most patients do quite well. If their job requires heavy lifting, I advise waiting at least six weeks before going back to work. |
The level of PSA in the blood has less prognostic value than we previously thought, and we don't have another serum marker to help us. It was important for us to find other ways to look at PSA data and translate that into information that will save lives, and I believe we have done that. |
The study followed Scandinavian men under age 75 for a decade after surgery. Overall, surgery reduced deaths. |