I’M MINDY BASARA IN TODAY’S MEDICAL ALERT. RADIATION THERAPY IS A COMMON TREATMENT FOR CANCER. ABOUT HALF OF ALL CANCER PATIENTS WILL RECEIVE IT. ONE OF THE DOWNSIDES OF TRADITIONAL RADIATION IS THAT ...

Proton therapy reduces radiation to nontargeted tissues, but for men with localized prostate cancer that may not translate to better outcomes, according to early results from the large prospective ...

Proton therapy may reduce urinary, bowel and sexual side effects in prostate cancer by minimizing radiation exposure to healthy tissue, per Dr. Curtiland Deville Jr. Newer radiation technologies, such ...

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 ...

Water Ablation Shows Early Promise for Prostate Cancer Early findings show efficacy of water vapor therapy for treating intermediate-risk prostate cancer with minimal procedural complications.

Men with prostate cancer will be offered a new form of radiation-beam therapy that spares them from daily treatment. More than 17,000 men a year will be offered the pinpointed radiotherapy, which ...