A new large-scale study, co-led by UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center investigators, provides the strongest evidence yet that a shorter, standard-dose course radiation treatment is equally as effective as conventional radiotherapy for prostate cancer, without compromising patient safety.
When Helene Brown, a cancer control pioneer who jokingly described herself as “the first in a long line of political oncologists,” delivered the keynote address at the Oncology Nursing Society annual meeting in 1990, she set forth bold predictions for the ensuing 20 years of the field: appointments conducted over “computerphone,” major genetic breakthroughs, and universal healthcare.
