If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, you’re not alone—and you don’t have to wait long to take the next step. Whether you’re newly diagnosed, moving from active surveillance ...

MARCAP investigators conducted the first individual patient data meta-analysis of randomized trials (POSEIDON) evaluating the use and duration hormone therapy with postoperative radiation therapy in ...

Radiation therapy is a cornerstone of lung cancer treatment. But even when delivered with precision, radiation can damage healthy lung tissue. "Try as we might, when we deliver radiation to a cancer, ...

On this episode of Science Dispatch, we take a look at the radiation oncology experience from the perspective of a patient (and radiation expert) who endured 28 mornings of this common but ...

However, men with higher PSA levels did show modest improvements in survival, suggesting that hormone therapy might be worthwhile for them. PSA (prostate-specific antigen) is produced by the prostate ...

SEATTLE — Radiation is a crucial part of treatment for many types of cancer. In fact, it is used in more than half of all cancer cases. “Most people are familiar with surgery,” said Dr. Nicholas ...

Radiation therapy is highly effective at killing cancer cells, but it often harms healthy skin around the treatment area, a common side effect experienced by up to 95% of cancer patients undergoing ...

Chen is vice chair for radiation medicine quality and safety at Northwell Health and assistant professor at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. Potters is deputy ...

Former President Joe Biden is marking a milestone in his ongoing prostate cancer treatment. The 82-year-old Biden on Monday finished a round of radiation therapy to treat the aggressive form of cancer ...

“Traditionally, breast cancer was treated over a course of five to six weeks,” said D. Hunter Boggs, M.D., an associate professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology. “Over the past few decades, ...

Small study could make big difference for breast cancer patients. Nov. 8, 2010, SAN DIEGO— -- Breast cancer patients don't have to give up deodorant during radiation therapy to avoid skin ...