Gebhard Named NEWMAC Volleyball Athlete of the Week October 5, 2015 | Women's Volleyball BOSTON, Mass. â For the second time in her career, MIT junior Megan Gebhard (Howell, Mich.) was the recipient of NEWMAC Womenâs Volleyball Athlete of the Week accolades.
Hormone therapy, also referred to as androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), is normally the first line of treatment to slow the spread of prostate cancer. Male hormones called androgens drive the spread of prostate cancer cells.
Several types of radiation can be used to treat most stages of prostate cancer. These include external beam radiation therapy (EBRT), brachytherapy and now CyberKnife. Many patients with early-stage prostate cancer are candidates for CyberKnife therapy. Patients with more advanced prostate cancer may be eligible for combined treatments of five weeks of external beam irradiation and two CyberKnife treatments.