Resources

Dedicated to providing GPs with further information and education on LDR prostate brachytherapy, in order to improve and retain expertise in all aspects of prostate cancer treatment.

A self-learning tutorial which is part of an on-going nurse education programme developed in collaboration with leading experts and delivered by BXTA to help you understand more about low dose-rate (LDR) prostate brachytherapy which offers efficacy and quality-of-life benefits vs other treatments

The ASCENDE-RT study from Canada, is a randomized trial comparing the use of dose-escalated external beam radiation therapy (DE-EBRT) and low-dose-rate-brachytherapy (LDR-B) in men with intermediate- and high-risk prostate cancer.

The study involves a panel of experts from Australia, USA, UK, Canada, Belgium, Germany, Portugal & The Netherlands. They conducted a review of published studies between 2000–2015 involving over 52,000 men with localised prostate cancer.

A guide for patients that have been diagnosed with prostate cancer that are looking for information about the disease and the treatment options that might be available to them. A useful document that can be shared by healthcare professionals with patients.