Conclusions: Radiation therapy is used to cure early stage prostate cancer, control locally advanced disease, and effectively palliate symptoms of metastasis. The three forms of treatment used include external beam radiation therapy, brachytherapy, and radiopharmaceutical treatments. Implications for Nursing ...
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...
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 ...
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...
Clinicians and patients should make treatment decisions together (shared decision-making) while using patient decision aids. 1. Introduction Prostate cancer (PC) is the most common cancer among males in the Western world, with more than 1.11 million new cases diagnosed in 2012 and 307,000 deaths...
“We thought one of the factors involved may be the sensitivity of the imaging tests used for planning radiation therapy. We thought this new PET test, with its greater sensitivity for detecting prostate cancer, would translate into a better cure rate, as well. We believed t...
REAL-WORLD CLINICAL OUTCOMES OF MEDICARE PATIENTS WITH HIGH-RISK LOCALIZED PROSTATE CANCER TREATED WITH EXTERNAL BEAM RADIATION THERAPY OR RADICAL PROSTATE... Patients (pts) with high-risk localized prostate cancer (LPC) or locally advanced prostate cancer (LAPC) have several treatment options, ...
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Radiation therapy is a form of cancer treatment that uses an intense form of energy, called ionizing radiation, to damage or destroy cancer cells. Ionizing radiation harms cancer cells' genetic material. This kills the cells or interferes with their ability to grow and multiply. Normal cells ...