Clinical experience with extended lymph node dissection during radical prostatectomy No significant financial relationships to disclose. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2006 ASCO Annual ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Among men with good sexual function before treatment with low-dose brachytherapy for prostate cancer, erectile function is likely to remain good over the long term, ...
Pelvic second malignancy occurred twice as often after brachytherapy for prostate cancer as compared with radical prostatectomy, a large retrospective review showed. Second pelvic malignancy -- ...
Mercaptopurine Ingestion Habits, Red Cell Thioguanine Nucleotide Levels, and Relapse Risk in Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Report From the Children’s Oncology Group Study AALL03N1 ...
Adding supplemental external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) did not improve outcomes in higher-risk cancer patients who had brachytherapy, according to the long-term results of two trials. Specifically, ...
“Many variations and intensifications of both EBRT and brachytherapy have been tested mainly in the higher and lower risk tiers of prostate cancer patients. Intermediate-risk prostate cancer patients ...
Adding external-beam radiation to brachytherapy does not improve 5-year freedom from progression (FFP) for men with intermediate-risk prostate cancer, but it does increase treatment toxicity. The ...