What is adjuvant radiation therapy and when should it be used?
Question: I’m a 55-year-old man who had a radical prostatectomy 3 weeks ago. My margins were positive in two places. Answer: Adjuvant radiation therapy is radiation given to the area of the prostatic bed when there is evidence of margins showing cancer after a radical prostatectomy or if the PSA does not decrease to less than 0.2 nanograms per milliliter, and it is felt that this is most likely due to residual local disease.
