Radiation Therapy Advances for Prostate Cancer.
Three studies on prostate cancer indicate, respectively, that a hypofractionated schedule of intensity-modulated radiation therapy reduces treatment time without negatively affecting quality of life; treatment with stereotactic body radiotherapy is a powerful, potentially more cost-effective option; and prostate brachytherapy, without external radiation, may be sufficient to control disease progression. The data were presented at the American Society for Radiation Oncology's 2016 annual meeting.
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