Despite hype, costly prostate cancer treatment offers little relief from side effects, study finds

Friday, December 14, 2012 - 20:00 in Health & Medicine

Prostate cancer patients receiving the costly treatment known as proton radiotherapy experienced minimal relief from side effects such as incontinence and erectile dysfunction, compared to patients undergoing a standard radiation treatment called intensity modulated radiotherapy, researchers report.

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