Pattern of solid and hematopoietic second malignancy after local therapy for prostate cancer.

CONCLUSIONS: EBRT and BT resulted in statistically equivalent increase in both solid and hematopoietic SM compared to RP. EBRT in more recent years resulted in significantly decreased solid and hematopoietic SM, coinciding with increased utilization of IMRT. PMID: 28187996 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Radiotherapy and Oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology - February 6, 2017 Category: Radiology Authors: Wang C, King CR, Kamrava M, Iwamoto KS, Chen AM, Low D, Kupelian PA, Steinberg ML Tags: Radiother Oncol Source Type: research