LONG-TERM SURVIVAL AND MORTALITY IN PROSTATE-CANCER TREATED WITH NONCURATIVE INTENT

Purpose: We investigate the long-term outcome of patients with prostat e cancer treated with noncurative intent. Materials and Methods: All 5 14 prostate cancer patients who died between 1988 and 1991 and who und erwent either deferred or immediate hormonal treatment were followed f rom death until diagnosis. Results: In all. patients with stage MO dis ease at diagnosis the ultimate cancer mortality rate was 50%. Among th e 65 patients who survived at least 10 years the mortality rate due to prostate cancer was 63%. Conclusions: Mortality in patients with stag e MO prostate cancer was surprisingly high when followup exceeded 10 y ears.