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Conventional Versus Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy for Localized or Locally Advanced Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis along with Therapeutic Implications

This paper is a metanalysis of multiple hypofractionated prostate cancer trials for different risk groups. Conventional Versus Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy for Localized or Locally Advanced Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis along with Therapeutic Implications

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Ultra-hypofractionated versus conventionally fractionated radiotherapy for prostate cancer: 5-year outcomes of the HYPO-RT-PC randomised, non-inferiority, phase 3 trial

Prof. Anders Widmark, MD, et al published a paper on ultra-hypofractionation in 2019. Ultra-hypofractionated versus conventionally fractionated radiotherapy for prostate cancer: 5-year outcomes of the HYPO-RT-PC randomised, non-inferiority, phase 3 trial.

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The scandal of prostate cancer management in Australia

Many Australian men are not having their options for treatment of early prostate cancer properly explained.

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Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer

Radiation therapy has advanced very quickly over the last 10 years and is now very sophisticated. This means that radiation therapy is getting better all the time in curing and controlling prostate cancer, and the chance of serious side-effects is very low.

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Radiation Therapy Demystified

The purpose of this video is to demystify radiation therapy by explaining what it is, who’s involved and explain the role of the radiation therapist.

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Targeting Cancer – Radiation Therapy Treatment Process

This video shows what happens when the patient is actually having radiation therapy – including what the machine looks like, how it moves and sounds and what the staff will be doing to set-up and deliver the treatment.

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Targeting Cancer – Patient Pathway

This video outlines the pathway that a patient will go through when being treated using radiation therapy. It shows the roles of each of the specialties in the radiation oncology team including radiation oncologists, radiation therapists and radiation oncology medical physicists.

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Targets – short video

This short film showcases radiation therapy as a safe, effective and sophisticated treatment for patients with cancer.

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Targeting Cancer Video – Cancer Stats

1 in 2 cancer patients would benefit from radiation therapy at some time during their cancer experience. However, less than 1 in 3 patients in Australia and New Zealand will actually receive radiation therapy.

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