Adenocarcinoma of the prostate is one of the most frequently diagnosed cancers of men in the Western hemisphere and is second only to lung cancer for male cancer mortality. Most patients are diagnosed in the early/clinically localized stage, which can be treated curatively with radiation therapy alone. Innovative methods such as brachytherapy, three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3D-CRT), and IMRT (intensity modulated radiotherapy) are able to deliver very high tumoricidal doses to the diseased prostate, with minimal side effects to the surrounding tissue. Radiation therapy combined with hormonal treatment can be curative in locally advanced disease. Radiation therapy is also very effective in alleviating symptoms of metastatic prostate cancer (bone metastases, spinal cord compression, and bladder outlet obstruction).
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Stein, M. E., Boehmer, D., & Kuten, A. (2007). Radiation therapy in prostate cancer. Recent Results in Cancer Research. Fortschritte Der Krebsforschung. Progrès Dans Les Recherches Sur Le Cancer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-40901-4_11
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