LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Proton therapy to treat prostate cancer has been available in Southern California for nearly 35 years. It's less invasive and offers fewer side effects compared to conventional ...

Patient-reported quality of life (QoL) was similar between proton beam therapy (PBT) and intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) among men with localized prostate cancer, the randomized PARTIQoL ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Men with low- or intermediate-risk prostate cancer achieved similar quality-of-life outcomes whether they ...

HKSH Medical Group (HKSH) today announced the results of Asia's first clinical study on early-stage prostate cancer patients receiving five-session of proton therapy.* The results show significant ...

People with low- and intermediate-risk prostate cancer treated with either of two types of contemporary radiation therapy - proton beam therapy or intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) - ...

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 ...

Salvage Reirradiation for Locally Recurrent Prostate Cancer: Results From a Prospective Study With 7.2 Years of Follow-Up We investigated the SEER-Medicare linked database, identifying patients with ...

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 ...

Angus Chen covers all issues broadly related to cancer including drugs, policy, science, and equity. He joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science at NPR and NPR affiliate stations. His ...

Proton beam therapy does not improve the patient-reported outcome of bowel function compared with IMRT. Bowel side effects do not differ between patients with localized prostate cancer who receive ...