Radiotherapy of prostate cancer: impact of treatment characteristics on the incidence of second tumors.

Milly BuwengeErica SciroccoFrancesco DeodatoGabriella MacchiaMaria NtretaSilvia BiselloGiambattista SiepeSavino CillaAnna Rita AlittoVincenzo ValentiniLidia StrigariAlessio G MorgantiSilvia Cammelli

Published in: BMC cancer (2020)

The incidence of second pelvic tumors after RT of PCa showed a significant correlation with treatment technique. Further analyses in larger series with prolonged follow-up are needed to confirm these results.

Keyphrases

prostate cancer
risk factors
early stage
radiation therapy
rectal cancer
squamous cell carcinoma
radiation induced
locally advanced