With smaller radiation beams, intensity-modulated radiation therapy “takes precision to the next level” for patients with prostate, an expert told CURE®. Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) — ...

If you have prostate cancer and radiation therapy is an option, how to choose which type is right for your situation? The answer lies in a discussion with your doctor about the pluses and minuses of ...

WASHINGTON, September 30, 2024 — People with low- and intermediate-risk prostate cancer treated with either of two types of contemporary radiation therapy — proton beam therapy or intensity modulated ...

At the ICR, we are interested in how to make cancer treatments kinder and more practical for patients. With prostate cancer being the most common cancer in men in the UK and many other countries, and ...

Salvage Reirradiation for Locally Recurrent Prostate Cancer: Results From a Prospective Study With 7.2 Years of Follow-Up We investigated the SEER-Medicare linked database, identifying patients with ...

The phase 3 NRG GU-005 trial did not show a DFS benefit for SBRT vs IMRT in intermediate-risk prostate cancer, but SBRT decreased rectal toxicity. Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) preserves ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An expensive prostate cancer radiation treatment known as proton beam therapy has just as many side effects as a more common and cheaper radiation method, according to a ...

By Dr Wendy Winnall - PCFA Research TeamA recent prostate cancer study from Canada has received a lot of publicity. This study measured the risk of ...

Prostate cancer radiotherapy In general, radiotherapy and surgery are considered the most effective treatment options for cancer, with around 30 per cent of men with prostate cancer receiving ...