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 ...
The average age of men who get diagnosed is 67.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
A new study led by UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center investigators suggests that adding hormone therapy to post ...
However, men with higher PSA levels did show modest improvements in survival, suggesting that hormone therapy might be worthwhile for them. PSA (prostate-specific antigen) is produced by the prostate ...
About 60% of low‑risk prostate cancer patients are opting for active surveillance — and long‑term survival remains high.
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 ...
Targeted ultrasound therapy offers a less invasive prostate cancer treatment designed to minimize disruption to daily life.
Stage and screen actor Robert Lindsay, 76, is the 100,000th signature to the petition calling for prostate cancer screening ...
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 ...