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 ...

SpaceOAR Hydrogel reduces radiation exposure to the rectum, minimizing bowel-related side effects in prostate cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy. A study showed a 25% reduction in bowel ...

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 ...

For many men with prostate cancer, weeks of daily treatments are no longer the norm. Jonathan Tward, MD, a radiation oncologist at Huntsman Cancer Institute, explains how image guidance, real-time ...

Receiving radiotherapy after prostatectomy does negatively affect long-term health-related quality of life, including sexual function, urinary incontinence, and urinary irritation, but the timing of ...

A groundbreaking study at Rabin Medical Center suggests prostate cancer patients may need only two radiation doses, ...

According to data from two phase III trials presented at this year's American Society of Clinical Oncology Genitourinary Cancers Symposium, patients with high-risk prostate cancer had a significantly ...

Decades ago, doctors created a test to determine which breast cancer patients should receive hormone therapy. Now, ...

Radiation therapy (also called radiotherapy) uses high-energy beams or subatomic particles to damage the DNA inside prostate cancer cells. After enough damage, the cells cannot multiply, and they die.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Patients with high-risk prostate cancer had a significantly lower incidence of distant metastasis when treated with a radiotherapy-based strategy compared with a radical prostatectomy ...

Most patients with prostate cancer undergoing treatment experience complications associated with worse quality of life or new health risks. Prostate cancer surgery and radiation therapy are associated ...

Dr. Adam Dicker answers the question: 'Urinary Impact of Radiation Therapy?' March 16, 2009 -- Question: What are the urinary impacts of radiation therapy for prostate cancer, and how do they compare ...