Despite a big increase in “watchful waiting” in the past 15 years, there’s a new study from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs health system shows that overtreatment of prostate cancer persists.
Men treated with radiotherapy and prostatectomy for prostate cancer exhibit significantly higher risk for numerous urinary and sexual complications compared with the general population ...
MRI-Guided Radiation Therapy Reduces Long-Term Side Effects for Patients With Prostate Cancer Nov. 13, 2024 — After a comprehensive two-year follow-up, researchers found that MRI-guided ...
For some patients, important quality-of-life parameters, general age-related conditions, the cancer diagnosis and surgery have a stronger impact than radiotherapy (RT). In clinical trials subgroup ...