Posted on July 31, 2016 by Sitemaster
A retrospective analysis of oncological outcomes among modern-era patients with a Gleason score of 9 or 10 demonstrates a clear advantage to a combination of external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) with a brachytherapy (BT) boost to the prostate and short–term androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). … READ MORE …
Filed under: Diagnosis, Living with Prostate Cancer, Management, Treatment, Uncategorized | Tagged: "high risk", ADT, boost, brachytherapy, comparison, outcome, radiation, surgery | 12 Comments »
Posted on May 22, 2016 by Sitemaster
We have previously reported on the very good, albeit unremarkable, outcomes of proton beam radiation therapy (PBRT) as administered at the University of Florida Jacksonville. … READ MORE …
Filed under: Living with Prostate Cancer, Management, Treatment | Tagged: comparison, outcomes, PBRT, proton, therapy | 4 Comments »
Posted on August 12, 2012 by Sitemaster
We often see recommendations that MRI-guided biopsies may be more accurate that transrectal ultrasound (TRUS)-guided biopsies in the diagnosis of prostate cancer. A new systematic review has attempted to assess the current status of data supporting or refuting this recommendation. … READ MORE …
Filed under: Diagnosis, Risk | Tagged: biopsy, comparison, MRi-guided, TRUS-guided | 11 Comments »
Posted on April 24, 2012 by Sitemaster
A new study available on line as a full-text article in European Urology has provided a retrospective analysis of the perioperative outcomes of men undergoing radical prostatectomy for localized prostate cancer in a 15-month period between October 2008 and December 2009 at 20 percent of the community hospitals in the USA (including public hospitals and academic medical centers). … READ MORE …
Filed under: Diagnosis, Management, Risk, Treatment | Tagged: comparison, open, outcome, radical prostatectomy, RALP, robot-assisted | Leave a comment »
Posted on March 12, 2012 by Sitemaster
A new study in the Journal of Clinical Oncology has provided data regarding the survival of men of 65 years and older diagnosed with and treated for selected cancers within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) system as compared to similar men treated under the fee-for-service Medicare system. This study has received a lot of media coverage. … READ MORE …
Filed under: Diagnosis, Living with Prostate Cancer, Management, Risk, Treatment | Tagged: comparison, fee for service, Medicare, survival, Veterans Administration | Leave a comment »
Posted on October 5, 2011 by Sitemaster
According to a report presented today at the annual meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) in Miami Beach, Florida, men with localized prostate cancer who were treated 15 years ago with external beam radiation therapy had no significant survival benefit compared to men followed with watchful waiting. … READ MORE …
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Posted on September 27, 2011 by Sitemaster
A report to be presented at the upcoming meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) offers 5-year outcome data from a trial comparing conventional intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) to the more recently developed hypofractionated IMRT for men with localized prostate cancer. … READ MORE …
Filed under: Management, Treatment, Uncategorized | Tagged: comparison, conventional, hypofractionated, IMRT, intensity-modulated radiation therapy, outcome | 1 Comment »
