y cois.: Radiation therapy as definitive treatment for localized carcinoma of the prostate. Urology, 14:555-560, 1979.Jazy, F.K., Aron, B., Dettmer, C.M., Shehata, W.M.: Radiation therapy as definitive treatment for localized carcinoma of prostate. Urology 14 :555, 1979...
Erectile function is frequently impacted during prostate cancer treatment, as the nerves and blood vessels responsible for erections are often damaged. Anotherrecent studycomparing stereotactic radiation therapy to surgery found 48% of patients treated with stereotactic radiation therapy had difficulties with...
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...
I am a 52 year old male. I want to know what happens after radiation for prostate cancer? 1 Answer Dr. Gunwant S. Dhaliwal Internist New Port Richey, FL Radiation treatment for Prostate cancer is quite common these days that can cause Radiation proctitis that is inflammation of rectum. ...
If you have advanced prostate cancer, radiation could help keep the disease under control for as long as possible. It can also help prevent or ease symptoms that the cancer might cause. What Happens on Treatment Days? If you get external radiation therapy, you’ll need to get regular session...
The response of prostate cancer to radiation was well-documented in the pre-PSA era. Large palpable tumors resolved within months of treatment with relatively modest radiation doses of 64–70Gy. The use of PSA-based failure as an endpoint, however, has made it clear that cure rates were muc...
Scott T. Tagawa, MD, MS, FACP, FASCO, highlights a key difference between oral androgen receptor inhibitor drugs and therapeutic radionuclides for the treatment of prostate cancer. Scott T. Tagawa, MD, MS, FACP, FASCO, professor of medicine and Urology at Weill Cornell Medicine, and an attend...
"It's important that men who are selecting a treatment for prostate cancer be aware of the high likelihood of anejaculation with RT," Dr. Stember advised. "Since radical prostatectomy always causes anejaculation, some men may choose RT with the false expectation that they will retain their eja...
Prostate Cancer: Surgery or Radiation? More While a growing number of men diagnosed with early-stage, slow-growing prostate cancer opt for no immediate treatment beyond active surveillance, many men diagnosed with the cancer – especially those under age 60 who are in good health with a long li...
Treatment guidelines recommend that curative radiation treatment of prostate cancer be offered only to men whose life expectancy is greater than 10 years. The average life expectancy of North American males is less than 10 years after age 75, yet many me