Men undergoing radiation therapy for prostate cancer who experience side effects early in treatment may face a higher risk of developing more serious long-term urinary and bowel health issues, ...
Study results are based on Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results-Medicare data for 166,581 patients receiving surgery or radiation for localized prostate cancer.
PROSTOX test predicts urinary side effects in prostate cancer patients using microRNAs to assess genetic risk factors. The test identifies high-risk patients, who are 10 to 12 times more likely to ...
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 ...
Men undergoing radiation therapy for prostate cancer who experience side effects early in treatment may face a higher risk of developing more serious long-term urinary and bowel health issues, ...
For many men with prostate cancer, weeks of daily treatments are no longer the norm. Jonathan Tward, MD, a radiation oncologist at Huntsman Cancer Institute, explains how image guidance, real-time ...
Investigators at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have validated a test that can accurately predict which patients with prostate cancer are at higher risk of developing long-lasting ...
November 6, 2009 (Chicago Illinois) — A small study of men who took antioxidant dietary supplements while undergoing radiation therapy for prostate cancer suggests that the supplements have no ...
Investigators at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have opened a clinical trial that will look at whether combining precision radiation with a targeted radioactive therapy drug can ...
The test also can distinguish men at risk for different types of side effects WEDNESDAY, April 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Radiation therapy is commonly used to treat prostate cancer, but it can ...
Proton therapy may reduce urinary, bowel and sexual side effects in prostate cancer by minimizing radiation exposure to healthy tissue, per Dr. Curtiland Deville Jr. Newer radiation technologies, such ...
Decades ago, doctors created a test to determine which breast cancer patients should receive hormone therapy. Now, ...