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Metastatic Prostate Cancer Treatment Options

Metastatic prostate cancer is a form of prostate cancer that has spread beyond the prostate gland to other parts of the body such as the bones, lymph nodes, or other organs. It is a serious condition that often requires aggressive treatment to slow the disease’s progression and improve quality of Read more

Choosing an Isotope for Prostate Brachytherapy

Low Dose Rate (LDR) brachytherapy is a common treatment that uses radioactive isotopes to treat prostate cancer. Many patients with earlier stage prostate cancer (such as favorable intermediate risk prostate cancer) can be treated with LDR brachytherapy alone with very high long term cure rates. Multiple large retrospective studies have Read more

Prostate Cancer Treatment in the San Francisco Bay Area

Overview    Besides non-melanoma skin cancer, prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer, among men, in the United States. For many men, the work-up of prostate cancer starts with a routine PSA blood test at their primary care physician’s office. From there, many men with an elevated PSA get Read more

Expansion of Western Radiation Oncology to Southern California

We are excited to announce the expansion of Western Radiation Oncology to the Southern California region with the opening of our new clinic in Palm Desert. Our medical practice has a focus on prostate cancer treatment, and we are bringing targeted prostate brachytherapy to the Coachella Valley region.  Brachytherapy, also Read more

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