Radiation therapy (also called radiotherapy) uses high-energy beams or subatomic particles to damage the DNA inside prostate cancer cells. After enough damage, the cells cannot multiply, and they die.

The Childhood Cancer Data Initiative: Using the Power of Data to Learn From and Improve Outcomes for Every Child and Young Adult With Pediatric Cancer Men with prostate cancer stage cT1c-T2bN0M0, ...

If you have prostate cancer and radiation therapy is an option, how to choose which type is right for your situation? The answer lies in a discussion with your doctor about the pluses and minuses of ...

Investigators analyzed data from 3 randomized controlled trials and data from their own prospective institutional database. Primary radical prostatectomy and external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) for ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Men with high-risk prostate cancer who received a shorter course of radiation therapy had similar survival and ...

Prostate cancer patients undergoing localized external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) can experience a progressive increase in fatigue, which can affect physical functioning and quality of life. The ...

A large retrospective analysis of approximately 30,000 patients with prostate cancer demonstrated that whole pelvis radiation therapy may improve survival in men with particular risk factors compared ...

Treatment with five-fraction SBRT for prostate cancer may be more convenient than receiving traditional radiation therapy techniques, an expert said. For patients with low- to intermediate-risk ...

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 ...

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 ...