Radiation Effects on the Immune Response to Prostate CancerWilliam Mcbride
Localized prostate cancerOligometastatic prostate cancerPostprostatectomy adjuvant and salvage therapyRadiation therapyRandomized controlled trials provide evidence-driven clinical decision making in the management of newly diagnosed nonmetastatic and oligometastatic prostate cancer. Advances in technology (eg, ...
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"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...
Approximately 90% of men experience anejaculation after radiation therapy for prostate cancer; onset can be delayed, with the number of men experiencing it increasing over time.
Treatment of early disease, when cancer is confined to the original site, is focused on that single area, most often with surgery or radiation therapy. Treatment of advanced disease, when it has spread, often relies on treatments that can travel all around the body, such as chemotherapy or ...
Prostate cancer is a major cause of cancer morbidity and mortality. Intra-prostatic inflammation is a risk factor for prostate carcinogenesis, with diet, chemical injury and an altered microbiome being causally implicated. Intra-prostatic inflammatory cell recruitment and expansion can ultimately promote ...
In some patients, this method may be used with traditional radiation. Or, if the prostate gland is too large for brachytherapy, hormone therapy can shrink the prostate to allow brachytherapy to be done. Hormone therapy Hormone therapy is the recommended treatment for advanced prostate cancer. ...
An MRI on the prostate is always needed prior to the final decision to select surgery or radiation therapy. The MRI shows if the cancer has spread outside of the prostate. If the cancer extends to the urethral sphincter area, it is particularly difficult to operate, as the sphincter muscle...
Seventy-four percent of men treated with a combination of radiation seed implants and external beam radiation therapy for prostate cancer are cured of their disease 15 years following their treatment, according to a study released today in the Internatio