Giving early-stage prostate cancer patients a slightly higher daily dose
of radiation can cut more than two weeks from the current treatment
regimen without compromising cancer control, according to a national
study led by a Duke Cancer Institute researcher. The research team compared the shortened radiation
therapy schedule of about 5.5 weeks to the standard 8-week regimen to
determine if rates of cure were similar. Both treatment schedules were
similar in terms of controlling cancer, but doctors reported slightly
more mild side effects in patients getting the shorter radiation schedule.
"Because the shorter regimen has advantages such as greater patient
convenience and lower costs, it's important to establishing whether we
can cure as many patients with the shorter regimen. Our study provides
that information for the first time."
This site is for information on the various Chemo treatments and Stem Cell Therapies since 1992. This journey became bitter sweet in 2014, with the passing of my beautiful and dear wife. Sherry, had fought Non - Hodgkins Lymphoma(NHL) since 1990, in and out of remissions time and time again. From T-Cell therapies(1990's) to Dual Cord Blood Transplant(2014), she was in Clinical Trials over the years. This site is for informational purpose only and is not to promote the use of certain therapies.
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