PROSTATE CANCER - TREATMENT THROUGH CYBERKNIFE

Recent studies have reported results of more than 1,000 patients treated with CyberKnife for prostate cancer, with follow-up up to eight years, which has shown that CyberKnife is very effective at treating localized prostate cancer.

Twenty-one CyberKnife centers in the United States have conducted a trial in which patients with early prostate cancer received five treatments of accelerated hypofractionated treatment the same way the Stanford researchers treated their initial patients. To date, more than 320 patients have taken part in this study. (Forty-two patients are from BIDMC's Keith C. Field CyberKnife Center.)

Results concerning the first 250 patients have been reported; the rate of minor side effects was low, acceptable and similar to what is observed with external beam radiation. Cancer control rates also have been excellent.

Based on these results, most (but not all) insurance compaines cover CyberKnife treatment for prostate cancer. Before you proceed with treatment, ask BIDMC for help determining whether your insurer is one of them.

Many patients with early-stage prostate cancer are candidates for CyberKnife therapy.

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