The advent of image-guided or CT-based treatment planning, such as 3D-conformal or intensity modulated radiation therapy has allowed safe delivery of high- dose radiation therapy in men with prostate cancer with an acceptable rate of side effects and complications. External-beam radiation therapy ...
Savita Dandapani, MD, PhD, discussed combining radium-223 and SBRT for metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer.
Early evidence suggests that stereotactic radiation therapy appears to be as effective, less onerous and less invasive than currently available treatment options. Prostate cancer that has spread beyond its original site is, unfortunately,incurablein most circumstances. Treatments for this stage of disease ...
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...
Conference|Interdisciplinary Prostate Cancer Congress and Other Genitourinary Malignancies 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. This...
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...
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...
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. Expert Answers Does an ...
The clinical cell-cycle risk score can identify patients with intermediate- and high-risk localized prostate cancer who could potentially forgo androgen deprivation therapy, a retrospective study suggests.
Background/aim:This study aimed to evaluate the treatment outcomes of radiation therapy (RT) for localized prostate cancer in elderly patients aged ≥75 years. Patients and methods:We retrospectively investigated data of patients aged ≥75 years with prostate cancer who underwent intensity-modulated ra...