Health News from Medical News Today: Researchers Prove Higher Doses Of Radiation In Fewer Treatments Are Safe, Effective For Low-Risk Prostate Cancer

Health News from Medical News Today Latest Health News and Medical News posted throughout the day, every day. Researchers Prove Higher Doses Of Radiation In Fewer Treatments Are Safe, Effective For Low-Risk Prostate Cancer 2 Jun 2011, 5:00 pm In a multicenter clinical trial, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found that higher doses of stereotactic radiation therapy requiring fewer treatments are safe and effective for patients with low-to-intermediate-risk prostate cancer. Results of the trial, available in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, showed that stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT), which delivers ultra-precise radiation, was effective in treating patients with localized prostate cancer in five 30-minute sessions every other day over two weeks... You are receiving this email because you subscribed to this feed at blogtrottr.com. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you can unsubscribe from this feed.