Question

What tests and treatments would a patient with prostate cancer likely undergo? Write at least three sentences and use three abbreviations in your answer.

Answer 1

A patient with prostate cancer will need Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) test to monitorizing, also if the Cancer is newly diagnosed he´ll need a Computerized Axial Tomography (CAT) scan to help us to grade the stage of the Cancer, also a biopsy to help us to know the type of cancer. About treatment there are different ways, a radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP), radioterapy and monitorizing tests like bone gammagraphy, CAT, etc.