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.

Advanced imaging, particularly PSMA PET scans, enhances detection of microscopic disease, allowing for more precise treatment ...

Proton therapy, a highly advanced form of radiation therapy, uses charged proton particles to destroy cancer cells. It is now ...

Radiation therapy is often thought of as a treatment that only has a role in early-stage disease. This is no longer the case, and this approach to treatment can be used in several different ways even ...

Prostatectomy and radiation therapy show no survival difference for low-risk prostate cancer, but higher-risk cases require careful treatment consideration. The ProtecT trial supports active ...

For many men with prostate cancer, weeks of daily treatments are no longer the norm. Jonathan Tward, MD, a radiation oncologist at Huntsman Cancer Institute, explains how image guidance, real-time ...

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Decades ago, doctors created a test to determine which breast cancer patients should receive hormone therapy. Now, ...

Former President Joe Biden's treatment for an aggressive form of prostate cancer has entered a new phase. He is receiving radiation and hormone therapy, a spokesperson said Saturday. His prostate ...

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 ...

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 ...