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Brachytherapy
Data on brachytherapy detailed by E.Y. Shapiro and co-authors
May 12th, 2009
"We reviewed the long-term outcomes in men undergoing permanent prostate brachytherapy with a focus on those presenting before age 60 years. Between 1992 and 2005 a total of 2,119 patients with clinical stage T1-T2, NO, MO prostate cancer treated with permanent prostate brachytherapy were included in this study," scientists writing in the Journal of Urology report. "Treatment regimens consisted of permanent prostate brachytherapy with or without hormone therapy, permanent prostate brachytherapy with external beam radiotherapy, or all 3 modalities. Biochemical recurrence was defined using the Phoenix definition, Multivariate analysis was performed to determine if...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-05-12)
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