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What are adjuvant treatments for endometrial cancer?
Adjuvant treatments for endometrial cancer are radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and hormone therapy
Does Prostate cancer respond to radiation therapy?
Prostate cancer responds well to radiation therapy
What different treatments are there to cure prostate cancer?
Procedures to treat prostate cancer and chemotherapy, radiation therapy or surgery. Surgery can include removal of cancer from the prostate, or removal of prostate gland.
Can you get prostate cancer from working at radiation plant?
It's possible, but no correlation between working in a radiation plant and prostate cancer has been established.
What treatments are there for prostate cancer?
Surgery, radiation, hormone therapy are the three chief treatments for prostate cancer.
When would a cancer patient get ajuvant therapy?
Adjuvant therapy is given to a cancer patient when they have had surgery, but, because of the risk of re-occurrence in that area, they are given this additional therapy as a precaution. A patient may get radiation as an adjuvant therapy.
What are some of the treatment options for a person diagnosed with prostate cancer?
"Some treatment options for someone diagnosed with prostate cancer is to undergo radiation and chemotherapy. Depending at which stage of cancer you are in, this may be your best option."
What type of treatment used to treat prostate cancer by placing the radioactive elements directly into the prostate?
That is called Brachytherapy. Little seeds are inserted into the prostate gland and they are then irradiated. The radiation kills off the cancer cells that are near the seeds.
What are some treatments to prostate cancer?
Radiation, chemotherapy, and surgery are potential options for prostate cancer treatment. There are several other treatments in development, but very few are available outside of clinical trials.
What are the advantages of taking adjuvant therapy?
There are many advantages of taking adjuvant therapy depending on the type of cancer one is fighting. Since adjuvant therapy is a additional treatment given after a primary it is an added measure to the fight against cancer. One should consult with a doctor before considering adjuvant therapy.
What does prostate cancer status post radiation mean?
The status means, what is its condition (how large are the tumors, have they shrunk or disappeared, etc.) and post radiation means after receiving radiation treatment.
Regarding prostate cancer how soon after radiation treatment should brachytherapy be performed?
Brachytherapy IS radiation treatment. Irradiated seeds are placed into or next to a cancerous area. These seeds are then irradiated causing the cancer to die.
