Last year, prostate cancer was diagnosed in an estimated 217,700 US men, and more than 30,000 died of this malignancy, according to the National Cancer Institute (NCI). 1 Treatment options include surgical removal of the prostate, brachytherapy with radiation pelletsB Furlow...
In a population-based study of 57,749 patients with prostate cancer, the effectiveness of primary radiotherapy versus conservative management was investigated by comparing patient outcomes in geographical areas with high, versus low radiotherapy use. In older patients (>65 years of age), those in ...
The combined therapy significantly reduced prostate-cancer-specific deaths at 10 years from 23.9% to 11.9% (P <0.001), and improved overall survival.doi:10.1038/nrurol.2009.56Seth A RosenthalNature Reviews UrologyRosenthal SA. Prostate cancer: local control and radiotherapy matter in prostate cancer....
Hanks GE (1991) Radiotherapy or surgery for prostate cancer. Acta Oncol 30:231–237.Hanks GE: Radiotherapy or surgery for prostate cancer? Ten and fifteen-year results of external beam therapy. Acta Oncol 30: 231- 237, 1991.Hanks GE. Radiotherapy or surgery for prostate cancer? Ten and ...
Radiotherapy and Androgen Deprivation for Prostate Cancer.A letter to the editor is presented in response an article about the use of short-term androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT) before and during radiotherapy in patients with localized prostate cancer, by Jones and colleagues, published in the ...
However, traditional radiotherapy machines can also be upgraded to provide stereotactic precision. While the initial investment costs can be high, cost-benefitanalysesshow stereotactic radiation therapy for lung cancer costs the health system less than other cancer treatments and conventional radiotherapy. ...
In subject area: Medicine and Dentistry Metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) is a disease state characterized by a testosterone level of less than 50 ng/dL, with 2 consecutive increases in prostate-specific antigen (PSA) with a PSA level of 2 ng/dL or more. ...
Up to date,radiotherapy has been used not only in localized prostate cancer as curative therapy,but also in the treatment of local advanced prostate cancer,as adjuvant therapy after radical surgery and combination therapy with androgen.Besides external-beam radiotherapy,three-dimen-sional conformal radi...
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Radiotherapy of Prostate Cancer aims to guide the reader through the recent data from clinical trials, to highlight the various approaches and to clarify the role of traditional radiation therapy in the management of the disease. It details established management protocols as well as more controversia...