Pelvic second malignancy occurred twice as often after brachytherapy for prostate cancer as compared with radical prostatectomy, a large retrospective review showed. Second pelvic malignancy -- ...

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 ...

A prostate cancer diagnosis and life during and after treatments can feel overwhelming. Alongside the shock of a diagnosis, ...

EBRT plus brachytherapy does not improve outcomes over brachytherapy alone in patients with intermediate-risk prostate cancer, a phase 3 trial suggests. External beam radiation therapy (EBRT) plus ...

When Chris Muraithi, turned 45, he started going for regular tests to check his prostate. One of the tests performed during his visits to a medical facility is one that measures the level of ...

To determine whether addition of external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) to brachytherapy (BT) (COMBO) compared with BT alone would improve 5-year freedom from progression (FFP) in intermediate-risk ...

There are no randomized trials to guide treatment decisions between radiotherapeutic and surgical options for patients with high-risk localized prostate cancer. Comparative studies have been limited ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Among men with good sexual function before treatment with low-dose brachytherapy for prostate cancer, erectile function is likely to remain good over the long term, ...

Brachytherapy is a type of radiation therapy. It involves placing radioactive material inside or near a tumor to destroy cancer cells. The procedure has some benefits over other radiation techniques ...