Brachytherapy-based regimens appear to be effective salvage treatment for localized radiorecurrent prostate cancer, investigators reported at the 2024 ASCO Genitourinary Cancers Symposium in San ...
Anyone associated with ASCs is aware of the sweeping changes CMS has instituted to the facility payment system. Few specialties or procedures have undergone more changes than prostate brachytherapy.
Adding supplemental external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) did not improve outcomes in higher-risk cancer patients who had brachytherapy, according to the long-term results of two trials. Specifically, ...
Researchers at the Mount Sinai Health System have identified specific ways in which addressing religion and spirituality during radiation therapy can play an important role in the care of patients ...
Treatments for localised prostate cancer have long been aimed at treating the whole prostate, either by surgical removal or by radiotherapy. However ...
By Dr Wendy Winnall - PCFA Research TeamA recent prostate cancer study from Canada has received a lot of publicity. This study measured the risk of ...
The most common surgery for prostate cancer is a radical prostatectomy. This surgery involves taking out the entire prostate gland, some lymph nodes and other nearby tissue, like the seminal vesicles ...
Rates of acute GI and GU toxicities with dose-escalated intensity modulated proton therapy (IMPT) for the treatment of node-positive prostate cancer. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2025 ...
Pre-biopsy MRIs can help doctors diagnose and treat prostate cancer more accurately. Here’s when you should get one.