Prostate Cancer Prostate Cancer
Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Yahoo! News – My Alerts – Edit Alert Friday, Dec 14, 2012 01:30 PM EST Proton-beam treatment for prostate cancer no better than radiation, study says
Fri, 14 Dec, 2012 05:25 AM PST
In a finding likely to add fuel to the debate over treatments for prostate cancer, proton-beam therapy provided no long-term benefit over traditional radiation despite far higher costs, according to a study of 30,000 Medicare beneficiaries published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute Prostate cancer patients experience minimal relief from side effects following proton radiotherapy
Fri, 14 Dec, 2012 02:48 AM PST
Prostate cancer patients receiving the costly treatment known as proton radiotherapy experienced minimal relief from side effects such as incontinence and erectile dysfunction, compared to patients undergoing a standard radiation treatment called intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), Yale School of Medicine researchers report in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Despite hype, costly prostate cancer treatment offers little relief from side effects
Thu, 13 Dec, 2012 01:28 PM PST
( Yale University ) Prostate cancer patients receiving the costly treatment known as proton radiotherapy experienced minimal relief from side effects such as incontinence and erectile dysfunction, compared to patients undergoing a standard radiation treatment called intensity modulated radiotherapy, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.