We assessed the ability of this new technology to lessen the risk of radiation-related effects in a randomised controlled trial of conformal versus conventional radiotherapy. METHODS: We recruited men with prostate cancer for treatment with a standard dose of 64 Gy in daily 2 Gy fractions. The ...
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External beam radiation therapy: Radiation using a high-energy X-ray machine that directs radiation to the painful bones Radioisotopes: Radiation therapy delivered through an injection that targets and attacks the area of bone containing cancer. Samarium-153 andstrontium 89are commonly used radioisotopes...
Radiationis another possibility. With external beam radiation, high-energy beams that deliverphotons, target and kill the abnormal cells of the prostate from outside your body. Another treatment ischemotherapy, which uses powerful chemicals, destroy the cancer cell...
Side Effects May include tiredness, diarrhea, skin irritation, upset stomach, frequent or burning urination, and proctitis. Radiation Therapy News Click here for the latest prostate cancer news. Radiation Therapy Related Videos These videos detail what is involved in radiation therapy and how it can...
What Side Effects Can I Expect? All prostate cancer treatments have possible side effects, says Sean Cavanaugh, MD, chief of radiation oncology at Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Atlanta. Even if your cancer is so early you choose to “just watch and wait, you have the psychological ...
A new study shows how important it is for men to carefully consider treatments for early-stage prostate cancer. Fifteen years after surgery or radiation treatment, nearly all of the older men in the study had some problems having sex.
High-risk localized prostate cancer often requires multimodal therapy because of local disease extension and the presence of micrometastases. • Androgen deprivation therapy improves the results of radiation and surgery in select cases. • Current studies are focused on adjuvant chemotherapy and biologi...
Researchers in the Prostate Cancer Outcomes Study are tracking long-term side effects among patients who underwent radical prostatectomy or radiation therapy for localized prostate cancer. Two-year outcomes were reported several years ago (Journal Watch Oct 31 2000); now, these researchers report 5-...
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