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Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Jan 17 11:59am | Replies (16)Comment receiving replies
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The Stanford study was covering a lot of men and found only a .5% increase In secondary cancers due to radiation.
In a study of about 145,000 men with prostate cancer, the team found that the rate of developing a later cancer is 0.5% higher for those who received radiation treatment than for those who did not. Among men who received radiation, 3% developed another cancer, while among those who were treated without radiation, 2.5% developed another cancer.
https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2022/070/prostate-radiation-slightly-increases-the-risk-of-developing-ano.html
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@jeffmarc That is a great study! I knew the rate of secondary cancers was not high, but had NO idea it was THAT low….
My original thoughts were more prostate centric; SBRT has margins and many cells in those areas are really getting the full hit - not the scatter and weaker pass thru rays of the surrounding tissues. Thanks for the article!
Phil