News tagged with external beam radiotherapy
Researchers find few side effects from radiation treatment given after prostate cancer surgery
The largest single-institution study of its kind has found few complications in prostate cancer patients treated with radiotherapy after surgery to remove the prostate. Men in this study received radiotherapy after a prostate-specific ...
Sep 28, 2009 |
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Benefit of brachytherapy in patients with early-stage prostate cancer is still unclear
It remains an unresolved issue as to whether interstitial brachytherapy has advantages compared to other therapy options in men with localized prostate cancer, nor do newer studies provide proof in this respect. This is the ...
Jan 11, 2011 |
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Multidisciplinary approach is key to successful treatment of aggressive prostate cancer
A research team from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) designated Kimmel Cancer Center (KCC) at Jefferson has concluded – for the first time – that a multidisciplinary clinic approach to aggressive prostate cancer ...
Nov 17, 2010 |
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Highly targeted radiation technique minimizes side effects of prostate cancer treatment
Men with prostate cancer treated with a specialized type of radiation called intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) have fewer gastrointestinal complications compared to patients treated with conventional three-dimensional ...
Oct 25, 2010 |
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Proton therapy safe, effective for early-stage lung cancer patients
Proton beam therapy is safe and effective and may be superior to other conventional treatments for Stage I inoperable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients, according to a study in the October issue of the International Jo ...
Oct 19, 2010 |
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Surgery better than radiation, hormone treatments for some prostate cancer, study shows
(PhysOrg.com) -- Surgery for localized prostate cancer offers a significantly higher survival rate than either external-beam radiation or hormonal therapies, according to a new study led by researchers at UCSF.
Aug 06, 2010 |
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Stereotactic radiotherapy stops lung cancer from growing in frail patients
Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) stopped the growth of cancer at its original site in the lung for three years among nearly 98 percent of patients with early non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who are unable to ...
Nov 02, 2009 |
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Adding proton therapy 'boost' to X-ray radiation therapy reduces prostate cancer recurrences
Men who receive a "boost" of proton therapy after receiving a standard course of X-ray radiation therapy have fewer recurrences of their prostate cancer compared to men who did not receive the extra dose of proton radiation, ...
Nov 02, 2009 |
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Undetectable PSA after radiation is possible and predicts good patient outcomes
Fox Chase Cancer Center researchers report that radiation therapy alone can reduce prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels below detectable amounts in prostate cancer patients. Patients who have an undetectable level of PSA ...
Nov 02, 2009 |
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Prostate cancer patients disease free after 5 years likely to be disease free after 10 years
Prostate cancer patients who receive brachytherapy and remain free of disease for five years or greater are unlikely to have a recurrence at 10 years, according to a study in the July 1 issue of the International Journal of ...
Jul 02, 2009 |
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External beam partial breast irradiation most cost-effective treatment
External beam partial breast irradiation (EB-PBI) is the most cost-effective method for treating postmenopausal women with early-stage breast cancer based on utilities, recurrence risks and costs when compared to whole breast ...
Jun 02, 2009 |
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