If radiation therapy damages the lymph nodes around your prostate gland, the fluid can build up in your legs or genital area. That can bring on swelling and pain. Physical therapy can usually treat lymphedema, but it might not go away completely. Bowel problems. Radiation can irritate your ...
RAJ LAUNGANI Well, when you talk about complications of prostate cancer, prostate cancer in and of itself does not have complications. When disease is progressed or when it's advanced, you can suffer some of the side effects of advanced disease, like blood in the urine or difficulty with ur...
Radiation for prostate may cut side effects. (Originated from Boston Globe)Foreman, Judy
Comparison of radiation side-effects in prostate cancer. By - Wolfgang Lilleby, Dag Rune Olsen, Sophie D Fossdoi:10.1016/S0140-6736(05)75969-9Wolfgang LillebyDag Rune OlsenS D Foss aThe LancetDearnaley DP, Khoo VS, Norman AR, Meyer L, Nanum A, et al. Comparison of radiation side-...
The largest single-institution study of its kind has found few complications in prostate cancer patients treated with radiotherapy after surgery to remove the prostate. Men in this study received radiotherapy after a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test
Prostate cancer radiation treatment can be divided into categories based on the high-energy wave they use. Most types of external beam radiation therapy use accelerated subatomic particles called electrons to generate waves of high energy photon radiation. Proton beams use a subatomic particle called ...
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...
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Prostate Cancer: Surgery or Radiation? While it's a personal decision, understanding the pros and cons of each option can help you decide. Deborah KotzandAnna Medaris MillerFeb. 5, 2019 Future of Treatment for Metastatic Breast Cancer
side effects and its higher cost compared to other treatments. Our study shows there is a benefit for men withprostate cancerto receive IMRT over conventional treatment in terms of gastrointestinal side effects. But there is no difference between the two treatments in terms of urinary side effects...