Prostate cancer patients who receive hormone treatments before undergoing three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy (3D-CRT) do not have increased side effects compared with those not receiving hormone therapy before radiation, according to a new study in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology...
Therefore, these patients could benefit from a curative local therapy of the manifested metastases. Local therapy measures include mainly radiotherapeutic methods alongside invasive ablative processes, such as surgical resection and radiofrequency ablation. Patients subjected to radiation therapy benefit ...
Summary For many years, scientists have been investigating use of drugs to protect normal tissue from injury during radiation therapy, thereby increasing the amount of radiation that can be safely administered to patients. Despite the introduction of modern shielding techniques, dose modulation, and ...
Because proton beams can be delivered in higher doses and with far more accuracy, proton therapy typically can control cancer with fewer treatments than IMRT. This pinpoint accuracy also results in fewer long-term side effects (since the radiation does not spill over and damage healthy tissue an...
Once your baby's born, the bitter taste should go away. (And you'll have a new baby!) Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy: If you're battling cancer, a metallic taste is one side effect of the disease's treatment. Nerve-Related Taste Disorders: Dementia is one condition of this disorder...
Some types of surgery can result in sexual side effects including erectile dysfunction, testicular pain, and painful ejaculation. Men who receive radiation therapy in their pelvic region are at risk too. Any procedure done to the area may actually contribute to painful ejaculation. ...
SpaceOAR Hydrogel with Radiation Therapy By pushing the prostate farther from the rectum, the radiation dose delivered to the rectum is reduced, which may help minimize the side effects of radiation therapy.1–3 What Should You Ask Your Doctor?
No patient developed any side effects related to the radiation therapy. In the control group, 28 out of 141 patients (19.9%) suffered from HO. The risk of HO was not significantly higher for patients with AS (RR = 1.16; 95% CI = 0.65–2.09) (Figure 1). However, patients with a ...
Radiation therapy Chemotherapy Surgery Surgery is the main treatment option. Multiple surgical methods are available for the treatment of penile cancers: Cryosurgery: Cancer cells are frozen and destroyed using liquid nitrogen (used for superficial penile tumors). Laser surgery: Tumor cells are killed ...
Exercise Fights Medication Side Effects Androgen suppression therapy (AST), or drugs that lower male hormones to suppress the growth of prostate tumors, may cause side effects like: Loss of muscle strength Loss of bone density Weight gain