A Clinical Trial for Men With Low – Intermediate Risk Prostate Cancer Considering Radiation Therapy.

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is sponsoring a clinical trial at many locations comparing two types of radiation therapy, stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) with intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT). The former is administered in less than two weeks while the latter is given in five weeks. The aim of the trial is to compare cure rates and side effects. The following video by Dr. Mark Scholz, Executive Director of the Prostate Cancer Research Institute (PCRI) describes the trial now recruiting patients.

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