Brachytherapy for the treatment of recurrent prostate cancer after radiotherapy or radical prostatectomy. BJU Int. 2012;109 Suppl 1:17-21.Gomez-Veiga, F, Mariño, A, Alvarez, L, Rodriguez, I, Fernandez, C, Pertega, S, Candal, A (2012) Brachytherapy for the treatment of recurrent prostate...
What Is Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT)? It’s an advanced approach to 3D conformal radiation therapy. The IMRT technique is very precise. It uses computer-generated images to plan and then deliver tightly focused radiation beams to prostate cancer tumors. It lets your treatment team vary...
Photodynamic therapy is a new option that could be suitable for organ confined prostate cancer recurrence after radiotherapy. With more precise light dosimetry, it may be possible to destroy essentially all glandular tissue within the prostate with few complications. These results suggest that ...
Treating those suffering from prostate cancer with radiotherapy on top of regular treatment could extend the life of men with advanced forms of the disease, research has found. One of the largest ever clinical trials into prostate cancer found an 11% increase in the survival rate of some patient...
Men with prostate cancer can be spared radiotherapy after surgery, according to late breaking results of the RADICALS-RT trial presented at the ESMO Congress 2019 in Barcelona, Spain. The study answers a longstanding question about whether the benefits of radiotherapy after surgery outweigh the side...
Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in men, and there are a number of management options for localized disease, such as active surveillance, radical prostatectomy, chemotherapy, intensity-modulated radiotherapy, radiofrequency ablation, cryotherapy, stereotactic ablative radiotherapy, particle...
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 c
Secondary cancer after radiotherapy for prostate cancer: should we be more aware of the risk? Eur Urol. 2007; 52:973. [PubMed: 17644245]Bostrom PJ, Soloway MS . Se condary cancer after radiotherapy for prostate cancer: should we be more aware of the risk? European Urology 52: 973- 982...
More than 40% of men with intermediate-risk or high-risk prostate cancer will experience a biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomy. Clinical guidelines for the management of these patients largely focus on the use of salvage radiotherapy with or without systemic therapy. However, not all ...
PSA screening does not improve prostate cancer survival Prostate cancer 5,900 genes can be wrong MD Anderson now using HiFu for prostate cancer treatment January 2011 Research Do newly-diagnosed prostate cancer patients need treatment? Prostate cancer treatment hormones work better with radiotherapy Pomeg...