Comparison of radiation side-effects in prostate cancer. By - Wolfgang Lilleby, Dag Rune Olsen, Sophie D Fossdoi:10.1016/S0140-6736(05)75969-9Wolfgang LillebyDag Rune OlsenS D Foss aThe LancetDearnaley DP, Khoo VS, Norman AR, Meyer L, Nanum A, et al. Comparison of radiation side-...
The risk is highest in people with cancer, blood cell disorders, pre-existing dental problems, or people treated with steroids, chemotherapy, or radiation. Ask your doctor about your own risk.Sunitinib can harm an unborn baby or cause birth defects if the mother or the father is using this ...
Radiation Therapy for Bone Pain Radiation is given to reduce bone pain in advanced prostate cancer. External beam radiation therapy: Radiation using a high-energy X-ray machine that directs radiation to the painful bones Radioisotopes: Radiation therapy delivered through an injection that targets and ...
What Is The Psychological Impact Of Erectile Dysfunction As a Side Effect Of Radiation Therapy Treatment For Prostate Cancer Patients?doi:10.1016/j.jmir.2014.03.084CamandangThe Michener Institute for Applied Health Science/University of Toronto, University Health Network – Princess Margaret Cancer Center...
When treating prostate cancer with radiation therapy, side effects such as urinary problems and rectal pain and bleeding are a concern, as is impact on the patient's overall quality of life. So when new, more efficient treatment methods are developed, one important question is whether better tre...
side effect. None of these effects were fatal, and all were treated. Milder side effects were seen in an additional 37 patients, the researchers say, and all were successfully treated for these complications. Urinary leakage, a concern of many patients who choose not to use radiation, was not...
Erleada is a prescription medicine used for the treatment ofprostate cancer: that has spread to other parts of the body and still responds to a medical or surgical treatment that lowers testosterone, OR that has not spread to other parts of the body and no longer responds to a medical or ...
Dryness of mouth caused by reduction in the secretion of saliva, a possible side effect of radiation therapy for cander of the head and neck region. Rights and permissions Reprints and permissions About this article Cite this article Bentzen, S. Preventing or reducing late side effects of radiati...
treatment can be suspended if PSA is undetectable (< 0.2 ng/mL) after 36 weeks of therapy. Reinitiate treatment when PSA has increased to ≥ 2.0 ng/mL for patients who had prior radical prostatectomy or ≥ 5.0 ng/mL for patients who had prior primary radiation therapy [seeClinical Studies...
radiation side effects and its higher cost compared to other treatments. Our study shows there is a benefit for men withprostate cancerto receive IMRT over conventional treatment in terms of gastrointestinal side effects. But there is no difference between the two treatments in terms of urinary ...