Prostate cancer recurrence during radiotherapy starts less than two months in

URO TODAY: Recurrence of prostate tumours starts no later than 58 days in the course of radiotherapy for prostate cancer, according to a new study. READ MORE>

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New approaches to prostate radiotherapy cutting bad side effects

URO TODAY: The side effects of radiotherapy for prostate cancer are likely to lessen as new approaches become available, says a new study. READ MORE> It is likely that recent technical advances, such as intensity modulation and image guidance, will further improve the toxicity profile of prostate radiotherapy.

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Balloon keeps other organs away from prostate during radiotherapy

DAILY MAIL: UK scientists are trialling a new way to prevent collateral damage sometimes caused by radiation treatment for prostate cancer – a balloon that is blown up with fluid to keep healthy organs away from the prostate. READ MORE>

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NZ prostate cancer radiation treatment breakthrough makes US public relations news

PR NEWSWIRE: Auckland Radiation Oncology Centre is the first to use Elekta VMAT, treating a patient with prostate cancer using a single 100-second arc of radiation. READ MORE> Such rapid treatments change the entire therapy experience for these patients, who have had to remain completely still for seven minutes during radiation delivery for each of [...]

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Radiotherapy side effects persisting two months after prostate cancer treatment signal long-term problems

URO TODAY: Prostate cancer patients treated with external beam radiation who are still having urinary/gastrointestinal problems two months after treatment are more likely to have long-term side effects. READ MORE>

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US urologists getting into radiation therapy to increase income

THE TELEGRAPH.COM: An increasing trend in the United States has urologists purchasing their own radiation therapy units, hiring a radiotherapist and then benefiting from added income, thanks to the high facility fee. READ MORE>

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Auckland radiation clinic claims faster, more accurate prostate cancer treatment

NZ HERALD:  An Auckland privately owned radiation therapy clinic has introduced a treatment expected to improve the control of prostate cancer tumours and reduce harmful complications. READ MORE>

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‘…the arrival of image-guided brachytherapy for the treatment of prostate cancer’

URO TODAY: A US trial combining high dose rate brachytherapy with external beam radiation treatment “marks the arrival of image-guided brachytherapy for the treatment of prostate cancer”, the researchers claim. READ MORE>

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Radiotherapy a must for locally advanced prostate cancer, research says

US NEWS & WORLD REPORT: New research suggests more men will be getting radiation therapy for locally advanced prostate cancer, according to a paper at the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual conference. READ MORE>

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Radiotherapy/hormones combo cuts advanced prostate cancer death rate dramatically

AFP: A combination of radiation therapy and hormone treatment can cut by 43 percent the risk of death in men suffering from locally advanced or high-risk prostate cancer, according to research presented at the annual American Society of Clinical Oncology conference. READ MORE> It showed that adding radiation therapy to androgen deprivation therapy produced significant [...]

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