A trial evaluated the short-term oncologic efficacy of cooled focal therapy ablation using the ProFocal device in men with localized, intermediate-risk prostate cancer.

Doctors say active monitoring, hormone therapy and newer focal treatments are reshaping care decisions for men.

Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is a safe and effective treatment for men with low- and intermediate-risk prostate cancer, according to a long-term, multi-institutional study. The study ...

The use of active surveillance or watchful waiting increased by more than twofold overall between 2010 and 2020 among patients with intermediate-risk prostate cancer. Current guidelines support active ...

Utilization of active surveillance (AS) for prostate cancer is increasing. Optimal selection criteria for this approach are undefined and questions remain on how best to expand inclusion beyond ...

In the article accompanying this editorial, the results of European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) trial 22991 are described by Bolla et al. 5 Approximately 75% of the 819 ...

Robert De Niro, Warren Buffett and Ben Stiller had prostate cancer, detected at an early-enough stage to allow for recovery. Their treatments included surgery and radiation -- which may sometimes ...

Survival curves separated as early as 4 to 5 years after initiation of active surveillance or active treatment, investigators reported. Active surveillance (AS) should be cautiously offered to men ...

For men with intermediate risk prostate cancer, radiation treatment with brachytherapy alone can result in similar cancer control with fewer long-term side effects, when compared to more aggressive ...

Adding external-beam radiation to brachytherapy does not improve 5-year freedom from progression (FFP) for men with intermediate-risk prostate cancer, but it does increase treatment toxicity. The ...

Researchers have characterized prostate cancer cell dynamics at a single-cell resolution across the timespan of the disease – from its beginning to the point of androgen independence, where the tumour ...

SAN ANTONIO, October 22, 2018 -- Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is a safe and effective treatment for men with low- and intermediate-risk prostate cancer, according to a long-term, ...