Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer.
Mo Med
; 115(2): 146-150, 2018.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30228707
ABSTRACT
Annually, there are nearly 3000 new cases and 500 deaths from prostate cancer in Missouri. When treatment is appropriate and necessary, radiotherapy offers similar cure rates to prostatectomy, with fewer long-term sexual side effects and little effect on urinary continence. Radiotherapy is delivered with external beam or implanted radioactive sources (brachytherapy). In high-risk disease, combinations of external beam and brachytherapy offers improved biochemical control. Following prostatectomy, salvage radiotherapy should be initiated as soon as possible.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Neoplasias da Próstata
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Braquiterapia
Limite:
Humans
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Male
País como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article