LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Proton therapy to treat prostate cancer has been available in Southern California for nearly 35 years. It's less invasive and offers fewer side effects compared to conventional ...

An expert explained the benefits of proton therapy for the treatment of prostate cancer, which delivers radiation directly to the tumor and spares surrounding areas. Proton therapy for the treatment ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An expensive prostate cancer radiation treatment known as proton beam therapy has just as many side effects as a more common and cheaper radiation method, according to a ...

SOMERSET, N.J., Sept. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, a time to spotlight the importance of early detection and treatment options for the one in eight men who ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband had surgery the first time he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. Five years later, he had a recurrence. We investigated his options and decided to go with the proton ...

Share on Facebook. Opens in a new tab or window Share on X. Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window Patient-reported quality of life (QoL) was similar between ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Men with low- or intermediate-risk prostate cancer achieved similar quality-of-life outcomes whether they ...

After Kevin had a prostate biopsy in 2015 and it showed low-grade cancer, his urologist cautioned Kevin not to rush into any treatments. Kevin ended up doing active surveillance of his cancer for ...

Proton beam therapy does not improve the patient-reported outcome of bowel function compared with IMRT. Bowel side effects do not differ between patients with localized prostate cancer who receive ...