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1. Treatment for Localized Prostate Cancer
... and may continue to improve for up to 3 years or more.   External beam radiation therapy This is an option for localized prostate cancer and is the treatment of choice for T3 disease.  ...
2. Beyond the Abstract - Is the incidence of uretero-intestinal anastomotic stricture increased in patients undergoing radical cystectomy with previous pelvic radiation? by Devendar Katkoori, MD and Murugesan Manoharan, MD
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Radical cystectomy (RC) with urinary diversion in the setting of prior radiation therapy (RT) is historically associated with a higher incidence of ureterointestinal anastomotic ...
3. Beyond the Abstract - The effect of on-line position correction on the dose distribution in focal radiotherapy for bladder cancer, by Dominique C. van Rooijen, MSc, et al.
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Radiotherapy, given in 20-25 fractions over 4-5 weeks, is usually the second choice for the treatment of muscle-invasive bladder cancer, behind radical cystectomy.
4. Beyond the Abstract - Dose-escalation using intensity-modulated radiotherapy for prostate cancer - Evaluation of the dose distribution with and without (18)F-choline PET-CT detected simultaneous integrated boost, by Michael Pinkawa, MD
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Randomized three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy dose escalation studies have consistently shown improved biochemical control rates for prostate cancer.
5. Beyond the Abstract - Rectal morbidity after permanent interstitial brachytherapy for prostate cancer-Impact of day 1 vs. day 30 computed tomography-based postimplant dosimetry, by Michael Pinkawa, MD
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Rectal morbidity is a serious concern following prostate brachytherapy due to the proximity of the prostate and rectal wall. I
6. Beyond the Abstract - Dose escalation to the dominant intraprostatic lesion defined by sextant biopsy in a permanent prostate I-125 implant: A prospective comparative toxicity analysis, by Marc Gaudet, MD, et al.
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Treatment volume definitions for permanent implant brachytherapy have evolved over the past 25 years, but treatment volume still encompasses the entire prostate without more ...
7. Beyond the Abstract - Prostate cancer survivors who would be eligible for active surveillance but were either treated with radiotherapy or managed expectantly: comparisons on long-term quality of life and symptom burden, by Melissa Thong, PhD, et al.
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Men diagnosed with low-risk localised prostate cancer often face the difficulty of choosing an appropriate treatment.
8. Beyond the Abstract - Impact of chemotherapeutics and advanced testicular cancer or Hodgkin lymphoma on sperm deoxyribonucleic acid integrity, by Bernard Robaire, PhD, et al.
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - The incidence of testicular cancer (TC) and Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) has increased recently.
9. Beyond the Abstract - Biological in situ dose painting for image-guided radiation therapy using drug-loaded implantable devices, by G. Mike Makrigiorgos, PhD, DABMP
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Methods to augment the biological action of radiation therapy in prostate and other tumors without additional toxicity to surrounding normal tissues would be useful for improving ...
10. Beyond the Abstract - A randomized trial of external beam radiotherapy versus cryoablation in patients with localized prostate cancer, by Bryan J. Donnelly, MCh
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - This type of trial is very difficult to conduct, resulting in slow accrual, and ultimately, early closure.
11. Video: Beyond the Abstract - Combined thermo-chemotherapy for recurrent bladder cancer after bacillus Calmette-Guerin, presented by Ofer Nativ, MD
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12. Beyond the Abstract - Insufficiency fractures after pelvic radiotherapy in patients with prostate cancer, by Şefik İğdem, MD, and Sait Okkan, MD
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - In this study, we reported our experience with sacral insufficiency fractures (IF) in patients with prostate cancer who underwent pelvic radiotherapy as part of their definitive ...
13. Beyond the Abstract - Utility and health-related quality of life in prostate cancer patients 12 months after radical prostatectomy or radiation therapy, by Karen E. Bremner BSc, et al.
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - The most common curative treatments for localized prostate cancer (PC), radical prostatectomy (RP) and radiation therapy (RT), have significant effects on quality of life. ...
14. Beyond the Abstract - Do we need new surgical techniques to repair vesico-vaginal fistulas? by João Paulo Zambon, MD, et al.
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Vesicovaginal fistula has been a medical and social problem and remains a surgical challenge,
15. Beyond the Abstract - Stereotactic body radiotherapy for organ-confined prostate cancer, by Alan J. Katz, MD, JD
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Our paper reports on the largest series of patients treated with CyberKnife® for prostate cancer at one institution.  
16. Beyond the Abstract - Evaluation of radiobiologic biochemical control in a large permanent prostate brachytherapy population from a single institution using AAPM TG-137 parameters, by Wayne M. Butler, PhD
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Radiobiology & biochemical control in prostate brachytherapy
17. Beyond the Abstract - Phase II study of nitric oxide donor for men with increasing prostate-specific antigen level after surgery or radiotherapy for prostate cancer, by D. Robert Siemens, MD
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - You can teach an old dog new tricks
18. Beyond the Abstract - The use of probability maps to deal with the uncertainties in prostate cancer delineation, by Jan Korporaal, PhD student, et al.
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - The increased use of new imaging techniques in radiotherapy raises new questions and challenges about how to use the images for treatment planning.
19. Beyond the Abstract - Prospective comparison of PSA kinetics following two different prostate cancer brachytherapy planning methods: Preoperative and real-time intraoperative dosimetry planning, by Haim Matzkin, MD, et al.
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Brachytherapy for localized prostate cancer is a mature treatment option.
20. Beyond the Abstract - Efficacy of data capture for patient-reported toxicity following radiotherapy for prostate or cervical cancer, by Damian J.J. Farnell, MD
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Over the last 10 years, we have developed questionnaires that patients can use to score toxicity that improves the capture of late treatment effects following radiotherapy. ...