Radiation after prostate removal is cost-effective, but less likely to be recommended by urologists

Thursday, June 9, 2011 - 18:00 in Health & Medicine

Receiving radiation therapy immediately after a radical prostatectomy is a cost-effective treatment for prostate cancer patients when compared with waiting and acting on elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels, according to a new study by researchers at Thomas Jefferson University and Hospital.

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