Inside Health – BBC Radio 4 discusses uncertainty in the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer
On Wednesday 4th & 11th January 2017, prostate cancer was the topic of discussion on BBC Radio 4’s Inside Health programme. Host Dr. Ma
Brachytherapy alone for intermediate-risk prostate cancer
A new study has found that men with intermediate-risk prostate cancer can be safely and effectively treated with radioactive-seed brachyther
Cleveland clinic study favours brachytherapy in treating prostate cancer
Perversely brachytherapy is in decline in many countries when the results and costs are overwhelmingly in favour of this treatment.
Large variation in costs for low-risk prostate cancer treatment
There is significant cost variation between competing treatments for low-risk prostate cancer, according to a study.
Family history of prostate cancer doesn't mean higher risk of aggressive cancer
If you have a family history of prostate cancer, it does not mean you have a higher risk of aggressive prostate cancer.
Five genetically-different types of prostate cancer identified
Five different recipes of prostate cancer have been identified, with major implications for the way the disease is treated.
ASCENDE RT study: intermediate and high risk prostate cancer patients have double the survival chanc
Intermediate and high risk prostate cancer patients have double the survival chance with brachytherapy seeds
Low dose treatment for prostate cancer may be twice as good
Research finds prostate cancer sufferers given low-dose brachytherapy were far more likely to survive than others given conventional treatme
