For men who undergo a radical prostatectomy for the treatment of prostate cancer, post-surgery radiation therapy can play a vital role in reducing the risk of recurrence. Despite its benefits, many ...

Men given two larger doses of radiation had about the same side effects as others treated with the standard five-dose course, researchers reported Sunday at a meeting of the European Society for ...

Prostatectomy and radiation therapy show no survival difference for low-risk prostate cancer, but higher-risk cases require careful treatment consideration. The ProtecT trial supports active ...

By Sneha S K May 31 (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson's prostate cancer drug Erleada used with hormone-blocking therapy six ...

The optimal strategy for treating newly diagnosed high-risk prostate cancer remains unclear. More specifically, do these patients benefit more from radical prostatectomy or a radiotherapy-based ...

A study led by UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center investigators found that stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT), a form of high-dose radiation delivered in just five sessions, after ...

Researchers found that stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT), a form of high-dose radiation delivered in just five sessions, is as safe as conventional treatment, with similar side effects and a ...

In patients undergoing RP with adjuvant radiation, PLND showed no survival benefit, regardless of prostate cancer risk group or number of lymph nodes removed. Pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND) ...

By doing hormone therapy up front in prostate cancer cases, the hope was to shrink the relapse rate after surgery. Results ...

RP appears more protective than RT among men with actively treated incidental prostate cancer. Patients with higher-grade incidentally discovered prostate cancer (IPCa) may have better outcomes if ...

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