Dr. Kuettel answers the question: 'External Beam Vs. Seed Implant Therapy? March 16, 2009 -- Question: What is the difference between external beam radiation therapy and seed implant therapy? Answer: ...

Treatment with five-fraction SBRT for prostate cancer may be more convenient than receiving traditional radiation therapy techniques, an expert said. For patients with low- to intermediate-risk ...

Joe Cala, 75, faces prostate cancer again despite initial successful treatment, but stays active with family support and ...

March 9, 2007 -- A new analysis that compared 3 common treatment options for prostate cancer found a difference between them. Men who were treated with external-beam radiotherapy did not live as long ...

Prostatectomy and radiation therapy show no survival difference for low-risk prostate cancer, but higher-risk cases require careful treatment consideration. The ProtecT trial supports active ...

Dr. Kuettel answers the question: 'What Is Post-Seed Implant Edema?' March 16, 2009 -- Question: What is post-seed implant edema? Answer: Post-implant edema means swelling of the prostate following a ...

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 ...

“Me encontraron càncer en la pròstata,” my father told me. “They found cancer in my prostate.” As a cancer researcher who knows very well about the high incidence and decreased survival rates of ...

SAN FRANCISCO — A gene signature panel could help identify men with localized prostate cancer who would benefit from radiotherapy dose escalation in both the definitive and salvage settings, according ...

Patients with higher-grade incidentally discovered prostate cancer (IPCa) may have better outcomes if they undergo primary radical prostatectomy (RP) rather than receive radiation therapy (RT), ...

Prostate cancer is usually treated with surgery and radiation therapy, but these can have drastic side effects. A new clinical trial is exploring the safety and efficacy of killing the cancer cells ...

The R&B singer known for "This Is How We Do It" shared that follow up scans detected prostate cancer months after he underwent surgery.