After Surgery High-Risk Prostate Cancer Kept At Bay By Radiation
An analysis of data involving more than 2,000 patients from 17 U.S. institutions demonstrates that men with high-risk prostate cancer who receive radiation therapy after a prostatectomy were less likely to have a recurrence of disease. What’s more, men whose cancer persists after surgery were less likely to see the cancer spread if they receive radiation (salvage therapy). [click link for full article]
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Filed under: Prostate on November 1st, 2007