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

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

Proton beam radiation therapy led to 10% more patients surviving cancer of the throat after 5 years compared to traditional X-ray radiation, a new study shows, with 15% fewer side effects. “With this ...

Introduction: The proximity of the rectum to the prostate in radiation therapy for prostate cancer presents a significant dosimetric challenge, leading to high rectal doses and resulting in ...

Stage 3 prostate cancer is locally advanced, with tumors extending beyond the prostate but not metastasizing distantly. Diagnosis involves the TNM system, Gleason score, PSA tests, and imaging to ...

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.

Alpha DaRT uses radium-224 for intratumoral alpha-irradiation, targeting tumors while preserving healthy tissue. The FDA-approved pilot study will enroll up to 12 patients with locally recurrent ...

A rendering shows the outside of the cancer treatment center that will open in Roanoke in late 2027. Courtesy of Carilion Clinic. Jack Webb, 68, described his cancer treatment as a “radiation vacation ...

Former President Joe Biden has completed a course of radiation therapy after being diagnosed in May with an "aggressive form" of prostate cancer, according to a spokesperson. Biden's daughter Ashley ...

Former president Joe Biden completed a round of radiation therapy Monday, as part of his treatment for an aggressive form of prostate cancer. “I can confirm that he has completed a course of radiation ...

Former President Joe Biden completed a course of radiation therapy to treat his prostate cancer on Monday. Biden’s daughter, Ashley, shared a video of him ringing the bell at Penn Medicine Radiation ...

Former President Joseph R. Biden Jr. began radiation therapy last month for an aggressive form of prostate cancer. It is unclear if his treatment has ended. By Yan Zhuang and Reid J. Epstein Former ...