A new technique for treating prostate cancer in one week

A number of scientists have revealed a new technology that may help treat prostate cancer patients in just one week.

According to the British newspaper, “Daily Mail”, the technique relies on giving high-dose radiotherapy sessions, instead of giving radiotherapy in 20 small doses within a month, it will be given in two large doses within one week.

Scientists at the Royal Marsden cancer charity recruited nearly 900 patients, half of whom were treated with the new technique, while the others received standard radiotherapy.

Crucially, the new treatment has been shown to be equally effective at destroying cancer cells and reducing the risk of the disease returning.

Dr Alison Tree, a consultant clinical oncologist who is leading trials of the new technology, told The Times, "Working men can now be of working age, can now receive radiation therapy quickly and continue their normal lives, and work after that."

Trey confirmed that the new technique showed "very promising results", and that it had few side effects.

About 1.41 million people suffer from prostate cancer worldwide.

One of the options available to treat patients currently is surgery to remove the prostate, but it causes significant side effects, including urinary incontinence.

Another treatment is radiation therapy, which uses X-rays to destroy cancer cells, but it can affect the intestines and rectum.