Radiation for Prostate Cancer Increases Bladder Cancer Risk
Prostate Cancer

Radiation for Prostate Cancer Increases Bladder Cancer Risk

A new study (Sep. 2016) analyzed the relative risk of developing bladder (BlCa) cancer after primary radiation treatment for prostate cancer. The news is not good. Based on 346,429 prostate cancer radiation cases (SEER database, 1973-2011) study authors calculated the BlCa risks across all types of radiation modalities in comparison to rates in the general…

30-Minute Brachytherapy Just As Effective as Prostate Surgery
Prostate Cancer

30-Minute Brachytherapy Just As Effective as Prostate Surgery

Would you try a treatment of brachytherapy for prostate cancer that took only about 30 minutes and was just as effective as surgery? Some men already have at the hands of British surgeons who developed the technique at the Royal Surrey County Hospital in Guildford. The 30-minute treatment for prostate cancer is an advanced form of brachytherapy, a…