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Is Proton Therapy for Prostate Cancer Safe?

by James Craig on January 7 Leave the first comment

Researchers at the University of Florida in Jacksonville, Fla. studied 211 men with low, intermediate, and high-risk prostate cancer who were treated with proton therapy, a type of external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) that delivers high doses of protons to a targeted area, which radiation oncologists can achieve using advanced imaging techniques that allow them… Continue Reading »


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Radionuclide Therapy for Prostate Cancer Treatment

by Editor on November 8 Leave the first comment

For prostate cancer patients with bone metastases, repeated administrations of radionuclide therapy with Re-HEDP are shown to improve overall survival rates and reduce pain, according to new research published in the November issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine. Read more


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Prostate Cancer Treatments Increase Risk of Death in Men with Heart Disease

by Deborah Mitchell on July 28 Leave the first comment

Among men who have high-risk prostate cancer, the combination of hormone therapy and radiation therapy has been shown to improve overall survival. A new study, however, shows that hormone therapy may increase the risk of death in men with prostate cancer who also have pre-existing heart disease.


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Prostate Cancer Treatment, Incontinence and ED.

by James Craig on July 2 Leave the first comment

A survey of 152 men who had part or all of their prostate removed for cancer treatment asked about their expectations of urinary, bowel and sexual function a year after the surgery. About half of men expected that they would have the same function after surgery as before, and 17 percent of men anticipated better… Continue Reading »


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Radiation Therapy and Prostatectomy for Advanced Prostate Cancer

by Deborah Mitchell on May 20 Leave the first comment

An evaluation of radiation therapy for men who had undergone prostatectomy for locally advanced prostate cancer showed that adjuvant radiotherapy was associated with better disease-specific survival than salvage radiation therapy. Adjuvant therapy is typically given soon after primary treatment as a preventive measure, while salvage therapy is delayed until disease recurrence.


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Five Year Outcomes Published on CyberKnife Radiosurgery for Prostate Cancer

by Editor on January 11 Leave the first comment

The multi-center study, published in the January 10, 2011 issue of Radiation Oncology, found that 93 percent of patients had no recurrence of their cancer at a median follow-up of five years, a rate that compares favorably to results obtained with other treatment modalities, including surgery and conventional radiation therapy. Read more


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