
Five-year results presented at ASTRO 2026 show a five-week radiation schedule after prostatectomy controls cancer as well as a seven-week course. But serious urinary side effects were more common.

Five-year results presented at ASTRO 2026 show a five-week radiation schedule after prostatectomy controls cancer as well as a seven-week course. But serious urinary side effects were more common.

A study of more than 17,000 patients ages 23 to 64, presented at ASTRO 2026, found that only about 28% took endocrine therapy consistently for five years, and people who skipped radiation were more likely to fall off. Here's what to weigh before making that choice.