Prostate brachytherapy (BT) is a form of radiation therapy used to treat prostate cancer. The technique involves placing encapsulated radioisotopes inside or nearby the tumor. The radioactive ...

This Review highlights current areas of controversy and development in the field of transperineal permanent prostate seed implantation brachytherapy (PPI), in particular the technological evolution of ...

To examine the difference in Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA)-Relapse Free Survival (RFS) in patients (pts) with prostate cancer treated with permanent prostate brachytherapy (PPB) alone (monotherapy) ...

The Childhood Cancer Data Initiative: Using the Power of Data to Learn From and Improve Outcomes for Every Child and Young Adult With Pediatric Cancer Men with prostate cancer stage cT1c-T2bN0M0, ...

When Chris Muraithi, turned 45, he started going for regular tests to check his prostate. One of the tests performed during his visits to a medical facility is one that measures the level of ...

There are no randomized trials to guide treatment decisions between radiotherapeutic and surgical options for patients with high-risk localized prostate cancer. Comparative studies have been limited ...

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, ...

Prostate cancer patients with 4-year prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels at 0.2 ng/mLl or less after low dose rate (LDR) prostate brachytherapy can be considered cured, according to a study led by ...

EBRT plus brachytherapy does not improve outcomes over brachytherapy alone in patients with intermediate-risk prostate cancer, a phase 3 trial suggests. External beam radiation therapy (EBRT) plus ...

The optical fibre sensor can be placed within a brachytherapy needle for direct tumour dose monitoring. (Courtesy: Biomed. Opt. Express 10.1364/BOE.385610) Low-dose-rate (LDR) brachytherapy, in which ...

"Medical Journeys" is a set of clinical resources reviewed by physicians, meant for the medical team as well as the patients they serve. Each episode of this journey through a disease state contains ...