New trial finds radiotherapy combined with hormone therapy can help some advanced prostate cancer patients avoid chemotherapy 08 May 2024 Radiotherapy can be used alongside hormone treatment, delaying the need for chemotherapy and therefore significantly protecting their quality of life for some patients with advanced prostate cancer, according to researchers from The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and The Institute of Cancer Research, London. Find out more Show/Hide
Higher doses of radiotherapy cut treatment time by up to 75 per cent in localised prostate cancer patients, while maintaining high cure rates 29 Sep 2023 People with low to medium-risk, localised prostate cancer can be treated as effectively using fewer and higher doses of radiation therapy delivered over five treatment sessions as they can with lower doses delivered over several weeks, according to researchers from The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and The Institute of Cancer Research, London. Find out more Show/Hide
Urinary and sexual side effects less likely after advanced radiotherapy than surgery for advanced prostate cancer patients 16 Feb 2023 Men with prostate cancer are less likely to experience urinary and sexual side effects two years after treatment with an advanced type of radiotherapy than surgery, according to researchers from The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and The Institute of Cancer Research, London. Find out more Show/Hide
Advanced radiotherapy safely treats prostate cancer patients in a quarter of the time of current standard 09 Nov 2022
Targeted prostate cancer radiotherapy technique could cut treatment time from two months to two weeks 17 Sep 2019