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.
Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world. While many prostate cancers grow slowly and remain localized, other types are aggressive and spread quickly. That's why Dr. Carlos ...
Up to 85 percent of prostate cancers are diagnosed in the early stages, when they are still curable.Even when diagnosed at an advanced stage, most prostate cancers respond well to treatment. The first ...
MARCAP investigators conducted the first individual patient data meta-analysis of randomized trials (POSEIDON) evaluating the use and duration hormone therapy with postoperative radiation therapy in ...
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have developed a treatment for advanced prostate cancer that could eliminate a side effect so debilitating that patients often refuse the life-saving ...
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 ...