In terms of adding radiation and a radiopharmaceutical, we thought that was very novel in that we are not using systemic treatment. So, it is an option for [patients] who do not want as much systemic treatment and who want a break from the hormone therapy, or who do not want the ...
Radiation therapy modalities have been shown to offer patients a nonoperative option for defi nitive treatment of localized prostate cancer as well as options for adjuvant or salvage therapy in high-risk prostate cancer patients. In patients with high-risk, localized disease, radiation therapy with ...
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 i...
Surgery to remove the prostate gland (called radical prostatectomy) Radiation therapy – sometimes combined with androgen deprivation therapy, which shuts off male hormones that fuel cancer cells Potential Side Effects of Prostate Cancer Treatment Both surgery and radiation prostate cancer treatments are as...
3D conformal radiation therapy3D-CRTIMRTintensity-modulated radiation therapyprostate cancerRadiation therapy is one of the standard treatment options for many prostate cancer patients. Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) allows for more conformal dose distributions that can reduce normal tissue ...
Covers key factors in deciding on radiation treatment. EP: 1.Optimizing Care of Patients With Advanced Prostate Cancer: Introduction EP: 2.The Benefits of Multidisciplinary Care in Prostate Cancer Management EP: 3.The Value of a Coordinated Care Team EP: 4.Patient Involvement in Decision ...
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 International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics...
Whether the patient will have other types of cancer treatment. Other factors, such as the patient’s age and other medical conditions. SpaceOAR™ Hydrogel Placed between the prostate and rectum,SpaceOAR™ Hydrogelreduces rectal injury in men receiving prostate cancer radiation therapy by acting as...
摘要: Cutting-edge treatment for prostate cancer : Radiation therapy 佐藤 威文 , 石山 博條 , 早川 和重 細胞 45(14), 662-666, 2013-12关键词: 前立腺癌(prostatecancer 放射線治療(radiationtherapy 密封小線源療法(brachytherapy 年份: 2013 ...
Other possibilities are tomotherapy (=helical therapy) where the radiation dose is delivered slice-by-slice [17], or cyberknife (=a robotic radiosurgery system) where the location of the prostate is identified during treatment and active corrections are made for movements of the prostate during ...