ASTRO

ADJUVANT AND SALVAGE RADIOTHERAPY AFTER PROSTATECTOMY: NEW ASTRO/AUA GUIDELINE

A joint task force composed of members from the American Urological Association (AUA) and the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has presented formal guidelines for the use of adjuvant and salvage radiation after a radical prostatectomy. To construct the Guideline they relied on a systematic review of the literature using the Pubmed, Embase and [...]

By Malecare|2020-02-04T11:56:34-05:00May 9th, 2013|adjuvant therapy, Advanced Prostate Cancer, AUA, Drugs & Treatments, General Information, Hormone Therapy, Radiotherapy, salvage therapy, Uncategorized, Understanding APC|2 Comments

The Time To Biochemical Failure Post Radiation Predicts Your Survival Time, How To Plan Your Todays

Yesterday, November 11, 2009, I wrote that I appreciated knowing what my survival chances were after learning that I had a returning PSA, so I thought that this study was particularly relevant. At the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) conference, Dr. Buyyounouski and his colleagues from the Fox Chase Cancer Center reported on a [...]

By Malecare|2009-11-10T11:29:20-05:00November 10th, 2009|Advanced Prostate Cancer, Drugs & Treatments, End-Of-Life, General Information, Radiotherapy, Uncategorized, Understanding APC|0 Comments