Radiation therapy (also called radiotherapy) uses high-energy beams or subatomic particles to damage the DNA inside prostate cancer cells. After enough damage, the cells cannot multiply, and they die.

A large trial of people with earlier stages of prostate cancer compared two types of external radiation treatments head-to-head—proton beam therapy and intensity-modulated radiation therapy, or ...

Re-irradiation of locally recurrent prostate cancer following primary external beam radiation therapy is associated with favorable outcomes. Salvage re-irradiation for locally recurrent prostate ...

Local radiation therapy added to ADT for mHSPC reduces the rate of adverse events such as bladder outlet obstruction and hydronephrosis. Adding local external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) to androgen ...

From radiopharmaceuticals to hypofractionated radiation therapy, one expert explained the current landscape of radiation treatments for prostate cancer. Radiopharmaceuticals, defined by the National ...

An expert spoke with CURE® about the next steps for patients recently diagnosed with prostate cancer and the types of treatments they may receive. For patients with prostate cancer, it’s important to ...

A study led by UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center investigators found that stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT), a form of high-dose radiation delivered in just five sessions, after ...

Former President Joe Biden, 82, completed a round of radiation therapy for aggressive prostate cancer. He received treatment at Penn Medicine Radiation Oncology in Philadelphia. The diagnosis followed ...

WASHINGTON — Former President Joe Biden is receiving radiation and hormone therapy as part of a new phase of treating the aggressive form of prostate cancer he was diagnosed with after leaving office, ...

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 ...