A highly effective and “minimally invasive” prostate cancer treatment is “disappearing” from private hospitals in New Zealand ...

Background: Androgen ablation is often used in addition to low-dose-rate brachytherapy in the treatment of prostate cancer, particularly for disease with adverse features. We report a single ...

Prostate Cancer, Management of Prostate Cancer, external beam radiation therapy (EBRT), Low-Dose Rate Brachytherapy Device, CivaSheet®, Palladium-103 brachytherapy device.

Second malignancy is a rare but potentially lethal event after prostate brachytherapy, but data remain scarce on its long-term risk. The objective of this study is to estimate the number of pelvic ...

Brachytherapy Also known as seed implantation or interstitial radiation therapy, brachytherapy uses small radioactive pellets placed directly into the prostate.

Comprehensive insights on the utilization of rectal spacers with proton beam radiation and brachytherapy in prostate cancer.

Source Reference: Michalski JM, et al "Effect of brachytherapy with external beam radiation therapy versus brachytherapy alone for intermediate-risk prostate cancer: NRG Oncology RTOG 0232 ...

The following is a summary of "Outcome comparison of radical prostatectomy versus seed brachytherapy for clinically localized prostate cancer using two biochemical recurrence definitions’’ published ...

Anthony V. D’Amico, MD, PhD, discusses the choice between external beam radiation therapy and brachytherapy in patients with prostate cancer.

Assessment of sexual function occurred far less often among women undergoing brachytherapy for cervical cancer than men who received the internal radiotherapy for prostate cancer, according to ...