external beam radiation therapy

April 24, 2019

Radiation, Hormone Therapy Extend Survival in Advanced PC, Phase 3 Trial Shows

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A combination of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) and external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) is better at delaying disease progression and extending survival of patients with locally advanced prostate cancer than ... Read more

December 13, 2018

10-Year Survival of Young Low- and Intermediate-risk Prostate Cancer Patients Better with Radiation than Surgery

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Radiation therapy approaches — including brachytherapy and external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) — lead to better 10-year survival rates than prostate surgery in young patients with low- and intermediate-risk prostate ... Read more

November 21, 2018

Radiation Treatments Delay Metastasis, Recurrence in Aggressive Prostate Cancers

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Radiation therapy approaches — including external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) and brachytherapy — for prostate cancer patients with aggressive disease are better at extending the time to metastasis or cancer ... Read more

November 1, 2018

Certain Prostate Cancer Patients May Benefit From Higher Radiation Doses in Fewer Sessions, Study Shows

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Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) — a kind of radiation therapy that delivers high doses of radiation over a shorter treatment course — is as safe and effective as the ... Read more

October 4, 2016

Intermediate Risk Prostate Cancer May Be Safely Controlled with Brachytherapy Alone

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Patients with prostate cancer who receive brachytherapy alone have similar cancer control rates and fewer side effects compared to those who receive brachytherapy in combination with external beam therapy (EBT), according ... Read more