In 2011, the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) issued a consensus statement as part of its “Choosing Wisely” campaign that found that 30 Gy in 10 fractions (treatments), 20 Gy in 5 fractions, and 8 Gy in 1 fraction all gave equivalent pain relief. … READ MORE …
Filed under: Living with Prostate Cancer, Management, Treatment | Tagged: bone, pain, radiotherapy, relief | 7 Comments »
Here in the USA, about half the patients diagnosed with low-risk prostate cancer are still (apparently) being sent for “guideline-discordant” (i.e., unnecessary) bone scans and CT scans, … READ MORE …
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A new review article suggests the possibility that radiolabeled prostate specific membrane antigens (PSMAs) and PET scans may, at some point in the not too distant future, replace bone and CT scans in diagnosis and monitoring of men with advanced forms of prostate cancer. … READ MORE …
Filed under: Diagnosis, Drugs in development, Living with Prostate Cancer, Management | Tagged: bone, CT, gallium-68, PET, PSMA, scan | 4 Comments »
An interesting new paper in BJU International has provided us with a somewhat different perspective on which patients with prostate cancer do and do not need preventive therapy (e.g., zoledronic acid/Zometa, dasatinib/Xgeva) to minimize risk for bone fractures. … READ MORE …
Filed under: Living with Prostate Cancer, Management, Treatment | Tagged: ADT, androgen, bone, deprivation, fracture, risk | 3 Comments »
A new paper in JAMA Oncology has shown that between 2004 and 2007 nearly 45 percent of men initially diagnosed with low-risk prostate cancer were receiving unnecessary bone scans and CT scans in some regions of the USA. … READ MORE …
Filed under: Diagnosis, Living with Prostate Cancer, Management, Risk | Tagged: bone, CT, imaging, risk, scan, test | 3 Comments »
