AUGUST 5: PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER: CyberKnife radiosurgery – which uses narrow beams of radiation to kill several types of cancer – is marketed as a less invasive, more convenient way to treat prostate cancer, a pitch that has proved convincing for about 3000 men over the last six years. But some prostate-cancer experts have reservations. READ MORE>
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Some prostate cancer experts have doubts about cyberknife radio surgery
Posted in PROSTATE CANCER, Radio surgery, Treatment debate, tagged comparison of treatments, CyberKnife radiosurgery, narrow beams of radiation, PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, prostablog, prostate, prostate blog, PROSTATE CANCER, prostate cancer treatments, prostate treatment, prostate treatment debate, Radiotherapy, reservations on August 5, 2009| 3 Comments »
PROSTATE RELAPSE: Adjuvant radio therapy reduces risk of cancer return
Posted in Biochemical recurrence, PROSTATE CANCER, PROSTATE RESEARCH, Radio surgery, tagged adjuvant radio therapy, advanced prostate cancer, biochemical progression, cancer research, German researchers, high risk prostate cancer, post-operatively undetectable PSA, prostablog, prostate, prostate blog, PROSTATE CANCER, prostate cancer treatments, prostate treatment, prostate treatment debate, Radiotherapy on June 5, 2009| Leave a Comment »
JUNE 5: NEW PROSTATE CANCER INFO-LINK: German researchers conclude that adjuvant radio therapy for patients with high risk prostate cancer and post-operatively undetectable PSA significantly reduces the risk of biochemical progression, but also note that further follow-up is needed to assess the effect on metastases-free and overall survival. READ MORE>
PROSTATE SUMMIT: Cancer experts to meet to discuss radiation therapy
Posted in Brachytherapy, PROSTATE CANCER, PROSTATE RESEARCH, Radio surgery, Radiotherapy, Treatment news, tagged cancer research, cancer therapy experts, prostablog, prostate, PROSTATE CANCER, prostate cancer treatments, prostate treatment, prostate treatment debate, radiation, Radiotherapy, Vienna cancer summit on April 25, 2009| Leave a Comment »
BIO-MEDICINE: About 400 cancer therapy specialists from 100 countries will meet next week in Vienna to discuss modern techniques in radiation treatment of cancer. READ MORE>
PROSTATE PR: More than 3000 patients worldwide have had painless robotic radiosurgery
Posted in PROSTATE CANCER, Prostate claims, Radio surgery, Treatment news, tagged cyberknife, prostablog, prostate, PROSTATE CANCER, prostate cancer treatments, prostate treatment, prostate treatment debate, Radio surgery, Radiotherapy on April 25, 2009| Leave a Comment »
PR -NEWSWIRE: As a non-invasive treatment for prostate cancer, CyberKnife radiosurgery can provide many patients with a painless alternative to surgery. Using pinpoint accuracy to deliver high doses of radiation to moving targets such as the prostate, CyberKnife radiosurgery is typically complete in five or fewer brief outpatient visits. Other radiation delivery techniques typically require 40 daily treatments that can amount to a two month treatment regimen. READ MORE>