Daniel Hamstra, MD, PhD, on Prostate Cancer: Decreasing Rectal Toxicity
2016 ASTRO Annual MeetingDaniel A. Hamstra, MD, PhD, of Texas Oncology, discusses phase III findings on the use of an absorbable hydrogel spacer designed to decrease rectal toxicity and improve bowel quality of life for patients with prostate cancer. (Abstract LBA-6)
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