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stampede prostate cancer :: Article Creator Long-term Benefit Of Radiotherapy Confirmed In Advanced Prostate Cancer Image: Treated prostate cancer cells. Credit: Mateus Crespo/Professor Johann de Bono, the ICR Radiotherapy to the prostate alongside standard treatment can keep some men with advanced prostate cancer alive for longer without detriment to quality of life, long-term study results confirm. Previous results from the STAMPEDE trial - one of the largest ever clinical trials in the disease - showed that radiotherapy to the prostate, alongside hormone therapy, improves survival by 11 per cent in some men with advanced prostate cancer. On average, this can mean an extra two years of life compared to standard treatment. Earlier results of the trial have already led to changes in clinical guidance, benefitting thousands of men every year in the UK. New long-term findings over five years further support these guidelines and confirm that de