After controlling for differences in age, year of diagnosis, and surgery at time of prostate cancer treatment, radiation receipt was associated with a significantly higher incidence of SPPMs (1.1% vs 1.8% at 25 years). Among those who received radiation during initial prostate cancer treatment (...
I am a 52 year old male. I want to know what happens after radiation for prostate cancer? 1 Answer Dr. Gunwant S. Dhaliwal Internist New Port Richey, FL Radiation treatment for Prostate cancer is quite common these days that can cause Radiation proctitis that is inflammation of rectum. ...
The score can identify patients in whom the risk of metastasis after dose-escalated radiation is so small that adding ADT no longer makes clinical sense, according to investigatorJonathan Tward, MD, PhD, of the Genitourinary Cancer Center at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City. His group's...
even years after the end of the radiation treatment cycle," said Tomas L. Griebling, MD, MPH, AUA spokesperson, and associate professor and vice chair of the Department of Urology at the University of Kansas City Medical Center in Kansas. ...
In 5 to 10 percent of patients who receive radiation therapy for prostate cancer, there is a side effect that can show up months to years later -- hemorrhagic cystitis. Why does this problem occur in the bladder after radiation treatment to kill cancer cells in the prostate?
"There is a general fear of this kind of radiation treatment on the part of some patients and their physicians, but this study shows that it not only effectively eradicates the recurrent cancer in a substantial number of patients, but that there are few serious side effects," says the study...
Radiation therapy (RT) after prostatectomy: the case for salvage therapy as opposed to adjuvant therapy. Int J Cancer 2001; 96: 94 A/8... SE Schild - 《International Journal of Cancer》 被引量: 78发表: 2001年 EAU guidelines on prostate cancer. Part II: Treatment of advanced, relapsing,...
( 2005 ) Prostate cancer: correlation of MR imaging and MR spectroscopy with pathologic findings after radiation therapy—initial experience . Radiology , 236 : 545 – 553 Salvage radical prostatectomy is indicated in a proportion of patients who fail external-beam radiation therapy for prostate ...
Because radiation therapy (RT) induces DNA damage, we hypothesized that common variation in BRCA1 has a role in progression to lethal prostate cancer, particularly in patients receiving RT. Methods: We followed 802 men diagnosed with localized prostate cancer (cT1-T3/N0/M0) who were treated ...
Purpose Erectile dysfunction is associated with all the common treatment options for prostate cancer. The aim of this research was to evaluate the relationship between erectile function and radiation dose to the penile bulb (PB) and other proximal penile structures in men receiving conformal radiotherap...