Last year, prostate cancer was diagnosed in an estimated 217,700 US men, and more than 30,000 died of this malignancy, according to the National Cancer Institute (NCI). 1 Treatment options include surgical removal of the prostate, brachytherapy with radiation pelletsB Furlow...
Radiotherapy and Androgen Deprivation for Prostate Cancer.A letter to the editor is presented in response an article about the use of short-term androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT) before and during radiotherapy in patients with localized prostate cancer, by Jones and colleagues, published in the ...
In a population-based study of 57,749 patients with prostate cancer, the effectiveness of primary radiotherapy versus conservative management was investigated by comparing patient outcomes in geographical areas with high, versus low radiotherapy use. In older patients (>65 years of age), those in ...
Radiotherapy of Prostate Cancer aims to guide the reader through the recent data from clinical trials, to highlight the various approaches and to clarify the role of traditional radiation therapy in the management of the disease. It details established management protocols as well as more controversia...
Phillips R. Prostate cancer: post-treatment complications of ra- diotherapy and prostatectomy. Nat Rev Urol 2014; 11: 129.Phillips R. Prostate cancer: post-treatment complications of radiotherapy and prostectomy. Nat Rev Urol 2014; 11: 129....
Radiotherapy for Localizedand Locally Advanced Prostate CancerAlberto Bossi, Warren R. Bacorro, and Gabriele CoraggioContentsIntroduction ... 2Advances in External Beam Radiotherapy ... 3Advances in Brachytherapy ... 4Localized Disease ...
The preclinical and clinical trials of combined radiation therapy and immunotherapy for prostate cancer are reviewed. This combined approach holds promise in the management of prostate cancer. 展开 关键词: Radiotherapy Immunotherapy Abscopal effect Prostate cancer ...
2022, Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy Citation Excerpt : Staging is generally based on PSA levels, Gleason score and spread of disease. [15] [16,17]. Manymedical and surgical approaches can be used to treat the different stages of prostate cancer, such as hormonal therapy, chemotherapy,...
Bostrom and Soloway, 2007] P. J. Bostrom, M. S. Soloway, Secondary cancer after radiotherapy for Prostate cancer: Should we be more aware of the risk? European Urology 52 (2007) 973-982.Bostrom PJ, Soloway MS. Secondary cancer after radiotherapy for prostate cancer: should we be more ...
Prostate cancerAdjuvant radiotherapy can increase the risk of pelvic second primary malignancyIntroduction Accurate estimation of the skin-absorbed dose in external radiation therapy is essential to estimating the probability of secondary carcinogenesis induction Materials and Methods Electron contamination in ...