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 ...

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

Study results are based on Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results-Medicare data for 166,581 patients receiving surgery or radiation for localized prostate cancer.

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.

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, you’re not alone—and you don’t have to wait long to take the next step. Whether you’re newly diagnosed, moving from active surveillance ...

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 ...