Radical treatment of organ-localized and locally advanced prostate cancer in Norway--an overview.

In 1998, 28.5% of diagnosed prostate cancer patients in Norway were aged < 71 years and had organ-localized disease and 74.5% of prostate cancer patients aged < 71 years had organ-localized disease. This study compares the number of prostate cancer patients aged < 71 years with organ-localized disease in the five health regions of Norway with the number of patients who were treated with radical intent. In 1998, only 52% of these patients were treated with radical intent; in 1999 this proportion had increased to 73% but large regional differences existed.