Study results are based on Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results-Medicare data for 166,581 patients receiving surgery or radiation for localized prostate cancer.

Radiation therapy (also called radiotherapy) uses high-energy beams or subatomic particles to damage the DNA inside prostate cancer cells. After enough damage, the cells cannot multiply, and they die.

Advanced imaging, particularly PSMA PET scans, enhances detection of microscopic disease, allowing for more precise treatment ...

Prostatectomy and radiation therapy show no survival difference for low-risk prostate cancer, but higher-risk cases require careful treatment consideration. The ProtecT trial supports active ...

Can clinico-genomic characterization reveal more aggressive prostate cancer among older patients with lower Gleason grade groups? This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2025 ASCO Annual Meeting I.

Decades ago, doctors created a test to determine which breast cancer patients should receive hormone therapy. Now, ...

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The former president's health has significant public interest, particularly following his term as the nation’s oldest-ever commander-in-chief and amid ongoing conversations about the effects of age ...

If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, you’re not alone—and you don’t have to wait long to take the next step. Whether you’re newly diagnosed, moving from active surveillance ...