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.

Advanced imaging, particularly PSMA PET scans, enhances detection of microscopic disease, allowing for more precise treatment ...

Study results are based on Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results-Medicare data for 166,581 patients receiving surgery or radiation for localized prostate cancer.

Join Tom and Mike as they share an important update on Tom's prostate cancer journey. In this video, they discuss Tom's ...

Prostatectomy and radiation therapy show no survival difference for low-risk prostate cancer, but higher-risk cases require careful treatment consideration. The ProtecT trial supports active ...

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 ...

Tracking breathing-related prostate movement enables more precise delivery of radiation, study finds. BOSTON—Real-time positional tracking of the prostate could improve external beam radiation ...

Oct. 11 (UPI) --Former President Joe Biden has begun radiation therapy, in addition to hormone therapy, to treat aggressive prostate cancer, a spokesperson has confirmed. The radiation treatments will ...

Joe Biden has completed a round of radiation therapy treatment for the aggressive form of prostate cancer he was diagnosed with after leaving office, his spokesperson informed. The 82-year-old former ...

Radiation-related bowel toxicity among real-world patients was lower with use of the rectal spacer. Use of a hydrogel rectal spacer reduces the incidence of bowel disorders and related procedures over ...

Decades ago, doctors created a test to determine which breast cancer patients should receive hormone therapy. Now, ...

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 ...