Does intensity-modulated radiation therapy by helical tomotherapy for prostate cancer increase the subsequent risk of bladder cancer? A propensity score-matched analysis.

Fumio TsukudaYasunari TanakaShuichiro NaritaToshihiro ShimizuShu NakasukaKiichi HagiwaraNoboru SakamotoKawano ToshihiroYutaka HoriguchiShoji Koga

Published in: International journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association (2024)

IMRT for prostate cancer using helical tomotherapy increases the subsequent risk of bladder cancer compared with RP and is an independent risk factor for bladder cancer similar to smoking.

Keyphrases

prostate cancer
radiation therapy
radical prostatectomy
smoking cessation
muscle invasive bladder cancer
radiation induced