Radiation therapy is often thought of as a treatment that only has a role in early-stage disease. This is no longer the case, and this approach to treatment can be used in several different ways even ...

Alexandros Washburn, here with son Ali, received a novel prostate cancer treatment using very high doses of radiation guided by MRI. “This is an extraordinary tool — and in the hands of an ...

Expert answers to patients’ questions were offered as part of the CURE® Educated Patient® Prostate Cancer Summit. Brachytherapy is a form of radiation therapy, where radioactive seeds are implanted ...

UPMC Hillman Cancer Center in Central Pennsylvania is offering Surface Guided Radiation Therapy to treat a variety of cancers ...

With smaller radiation beams, intensity-modulated radiation therapy “takes precision to the next level” for patients with prostate, an expert told CURE®. Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) — ...

Patients with cancer now have a new option. The new Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute at the Fairfield Cancer Center, a ...

Q: I have low-grade prostate cancer and have chosen active surveillance. What can I expect and what might change this ...

Dr. Kalnicki answers the question: 'Is Prostate Surgery Done After Radiation?' March 16, 2009 -- Question: Can I have prostate surgery if my radiation treatments are unsuccessful? Answer: Prostate ...

After skin cancer, prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among men in the United States. In fact, one in eight men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during their lifetime, ...

Doctors are reporting improved survival in men with advanced prostate cancer from an experimental drug that delivers radiation directly to tumor cells. Few such drugs are approved now, but the ...

Men with early-stage prostate cancer can safely hold off on radiation or surgery , confirms a new study that offers the longest-term treatment data yet. "Watchful waiting," more recently renamed ...