Treatment of early disease, when cancer is confined to the original site, is focused on that single area, most often with surgery or radiation therapy. Treatment of advanced disease, when it has spread, often relies on treatments that can travel all around the body, such as chemotherapy or i...
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 abdomi...
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What dose of external-beam radiation is high enough for prostate cancer? Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2007; 68(3):682-689.Eade TN, Hanlon AL, Horwitz EM, et al: What dose of external-beam radiation is high enough for prostate cancer? Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2007, 68:682-689...
SpaceOAR Hydrogel is intended to temporarily move the rectal wall away from the prostate during the course of radiotherapy treatment for prostate cancer, and in creating this space it is the intent of SpaceOAR Hydrogel to reduce the radiation dose affecting the rectum. SpaceOAR Hydrogel contains poly...
Radiation therapy is used to kill cancer cells with high-energy x-ray beams. You may receive radiation therapy from outside your body or from small beads or rods placed inside your prostate. Surgery may be needed, depending on the stage of the cancer. Part or all of your prostate may be...
Radiation and surgery are also treatments for late-stage, high-risk prostate cancers. Hormone therapy is often added to radiation. Also called androgen suppression therapy, hormone therapy cuts off the hormones prostate cancer needs to grow.
Recurrence ofprostate canceroccurs when cancer returns after initial treatment has been completed. Prostate cancer can recur locally (in the area immediately surrounding the prostate) or distantly (anywhere else in the body). After surgery or radiation for prostate cancer that is confined to the pros...
In this context, different definitions of "failure" have evolved for each type of treatment (e.g., surgery, radiation), leading to potential confusion when physicians and patients evaluate data on outcomes. Our purpose was to compare existing, and evaluate a new, definition(s) of PSA failure...