Prostate Cancer Results Study Group

Finding Which Treatments Eliminate Cancer

The Prostate Cancer Results Study Group, PCRSG, is an international team of doctors and medical professionals of all disciplines. These experts represent Robotic Surgery, Open Surgery, IMRT radiation, Seed Implantation, Brachytherapy, Proton Therapy, Prostate Pathologists and Prostate Medical Oncologists. This panel of experts was assembled to participate in a meta-analysis, or "study of studies", to try and answer a very important question: What prostate cancer treatements are most effetive at eliminated localized prostate cancer, and preventing the cancer from coming back?

Founded by Dr. Peter Grimm

Dr. Peter Grimm believed that patients had the opportunity to make a choice when it came to treatment of their prostate cancer. Dr. Grimm believed that providing information about the effectiveness of the different prostate cancer treatments would allow patients to make an informed decision. Peter was the Founder of the Prostate Cancer Treatment Research Foundation, now know as the Prostate Cancer Free Foundation.

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What prostate cancer treatments are most effective at eliminating localized cancer, and preventing the cancer from coming back?

The results of this study were initially published in 2012, and have since been updated twice per year. These results are compiled and used to generate the interactive charts on this web site. Selecting to compare treatments on any page of this website, will lead you to the interactive charts. The expert panel agreed unanimously on simple but strict criteria regarding which articles could be used to compare results.

The Prostate Cancer Results Study Group continues to comprehensively review all modern published medical studies regarding prostate cancer treatment outcomes. To keep current, these results are updated twice a year. It is the purpose of the Foundation to share this information in an understandable format directly to patients.

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The Study Group

Dr. Ignace Billiet

Dr. David G. Bostwick

Dr. Luis Campos-Pinheiro

Dr. David Crawford

Brian Davis, MD

D. Jeffrey Demanes, MD

Adam Dicker, MD

Steven Frank, MD

Gustavo Guimaraes, MD

R.Alex Hsi, MD

Jos Immerzeel

Mira Keyes, MD

Patrick Kupelian, MD

Steven Kurtzman, MD

Stephen Langley, MD

Robert Lee

Stefan Machtens, MD

Alvaro Martinez, MD

Gregory Merrick, MD

Jeremy Millar, MD

Brian Moran, MD

Peter F. Orio III, DO

Cassio Pellizzon, MD

Bradley R. Prestidge, MD, MS

Thomas Pugh, M.D.

Mack Roach, MD

Richard Stock, MD

Katsuto Shinohara, MD

Mark Scholz, MD

Janusz Skowronek, MD, PhD

Frank Sullivan, MD

Jehan Titus, MD

Robyn Vera, DO

Ed Weber, MD

Michael Zelefsky, MD

Anthony Zietman, MD

Remission versus Recurrence?

Relapse of prostate cancer is way more common than you might think. Many men treated for prostate cancer have their cancer return, which can lead to a lifetime of treatment. Prostate Cancer Free studies treatment outcomes documented in "The STUDY", recently updated for 2021. Take this Study to your doctor, and discuss your chance of cancer recurrence. The Study is available with the new, just released booklet, to help you learn about prostate cancer. Both the Prostate Cancer Free Study and the booklet, “What You Need to Know About Prostate Cancer” are available NOW for you to VIEW, PRINT or DOWNLOAD.

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The Prostate Cancer Free Foundation, reviews the results of hundreds of thousands of men treated for prostate cancer. Tracking them for years. This information is available to you, and others like you, to help find the best prostate cancer treatment. This work takes time, effort, resources all of it done by volunteers. Please help us continue. Please Donate!

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