EP-1241: SBRT for localised prostate cancer: an evaluation of toxicity with frequent prospective assessment

Quality of Life and Toxicity after SBRT for Organ-Confined Prostate Cancer, a 7-Year Study

OBJECTIVES Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) yields excellent disease control for low- and intermediate-risk prostate cancer by delivering high doses of radiation in a small number of fractions. Our report presents a 7-year update on treatment toxicity and quality of life (QOL) from 515 patients treated with prostate SBRT. METHODS From 2006 to 2009, 515 patients with clinically local...

Technologies for early localised prostate cancer

Surgery versus radiotherapy for localised prostate cancer

TRIAL EVIDENCE LACKING Despite millions of men having undergone these prostate cancer treatments, no randomised controlled trial evidence currently exists to compare their effectiveness. The only such trial underway, the ProtecT study, will not report until 2016 and may have limited generalisability due to differences in the randomised population and the prostate cancer population at large.3 Al...

Surgical Treatment for Localised Prostate Cancer Disease

Prostate cancer is a common male malignant disease worldwide. Its incidence rate varies widely between countries and ethnic populations. The incidence rates in Asian countries are much lower compared to Western countries. Environmental exposure, diet and lifestyle, as well as quality of the health care system and penetrance of prostate specific antigen (PSA) screening affect the reported incide...

Ablative therapy for people with localised prostate cancer: a systematic review and economic evaluation.

BACKGROUND For people with localised prostate cancer, active treatments are effective but have significant side effects. Minimally invasive treatments that destroy (or ablate) either the entire gland or the part of the prostate with cancer may be as effective and cause less side effects at an acceptable cost. Such therapies include cryotherapy, high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) and brach...