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Side effects from radiation treatment given after prostate cancer surgery

A recent study conducted by Mayo Clinic researchers has found few complications in prostate cancer patients treated with radiotherapy after surgery to remove the prostate. Men involved in this study received radiotherapy after a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test following surgery indicated their cancer had recurred. The new findings of Mayo Clinic’s researchers suggest that patients and their physicians should not overly worry about toxicity and side effects from the treatment, known as salvage external beam radiotherapy.

The study findings will be published in the October issue of Radiotherapy and Oncology.