URO TODAY: Men who wish to increase their odds of retaining sexual function might be counselled to choose external beam radiation therapy over cryoablation, a news Canadian study suggests.
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Freeze treatment for prostate tumours results in more erectile function problems than external beam radiation
Posted in Cryoablation, Erectile function, PROSTATE CANCER, PROSTATE RESEARCH, Radiotherapy, Treatment debate, tagged cancer research, comparison of treatments, Cryoablation, Erectile function, external beam radiation therapy, freezing, prostablog, prostate, prostate blog, PROSTATE CANCER, prostate cancer treatments, prostate treatment, prostate treatment debate, quality of life, retaining sexual function, URO TODAY on September 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Table calculates survival chances after cryotherapy treatment for prostate cancer
Posted in Cryoablation, Cryotherapy, PROSTATE CANCER, PROSTATE RESEARCH, PSA tests, Treatment news, tagged cancer research, Cryoablation, Cryotherapy, freezing treatment, New Prostate Cancer Info-link, prostablog, prostate, prostate blog, PROSTATE CANCER, prostate cancer survival, prostate cancer treatments, prostate treatment, prostate treatment debate, prostate-specific antigen, PSA, PSA test on August 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
NEW PROSTATE CANCER INFOLINK: Chances of cancer returning after cryotherapy (freezing) treatment of prostate cancer have been calculated by researchers who looked at about 2500 cases.
External beam radiation gives better chance of erectile function than cryo-ablation
Posted in Cryoablation, PROSTATE CANCER, PROSTATE RESEARCH, Radiotherapy, Treatment news, tagged Canadian prostate research, CANCER CONSULTANTS.COM, cancer research, cryo-ablation, Erectile function, external beam radiation therapy, prostablog, prostate, prostate blog, PROSTATE CANCER, prostate cancer treatments, prostate treatment, prostate treatment debate, Radiotherapy, retaining sexual function on August 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
CANCER CONSULTANTS.COM: Men who wish to increase their odds of retaining sexual function might be counselled to choose external beam radiation therapy over cryo-ablation, according to Canadian research.
Cryoablation (freezing) treatment of choice in Germany for salvage prostate cancer cases
Posted in Cryoablation, PROSTATE CANCER, PROSTATE RESEARCH, Treatment news, tagged advanced prostate cancer, cancer research, Cryoablation, freeze-thaw cycles, German researchers, prostablog, prostate, prostate blog, PROSTATE CANCER, prostate cancer salvage, prostate cancer treatments, prostate treatment, structured training programmes, URO TODAY on July 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
JULY 28: URO TODAY: In prostate cancer salvage cases, cryoablation is the therapy of choice for localised prostate cancer, say German researchers.
Freezing treatment for prostate cancer causes minimal urinary problems and low rate of biochemical recurrence
Posted in Cryoablation, PROSTATE CANCER, PROSTATE RESEARCH, Treatment news, tagged Biochemical recurrence, cancer research, comparison of treatments, cryo-ablation, freezing treatment, minimal urinary morbidity, prostablog, prostate, prostate blog, prostate cancer treatments, prostate treatment, RENAL & UROLOGY NEWS on July 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
JULY 24: RENAL & UROLOGY NEWS: Primary cryo-ablation of the entire prostate gland – treatment which uses freezing – is an effective option for prostate cancer patients, according to researchers.
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