New Radiography regime

Hi 

Saw that on the BBC News app this morning.  Sounds like great news.

Apparently it is the SABR approach and would need 5 rather than 20 sessions. The news piece also said it would be offered to low and intermediate risk patients outside of trials.

The NHS England website has something on it.  https://www.england.nhs.uk/2026/06/nhs-to-offer-multi-beam-precision-radiotherapy-to-thousands-with-prostate-cancer/    

regards

KrisPy

Thanks KrisPy I did not know that this was the SABR approach.

So can anyone say who are the patients who may be most suited for this approach and which centres are able to offer it.

Many thanks and best wishes to all.

the NHS England statement suggests those with localised prostate cancer are suitable, and it refers to ALL 48 centres being able to provide it - but NOT which are the ones who can spin up the soonest. So sorry just as in the dark as everyone else at this stage!

KrisPy

Hello Rivelin754583 

Thank you for posting the above. Indeed I did read the article in The Telegraph this morning. 

Here's a link to our information on SABR:

Radiotherapy/external-beam-radiotherapy/stereotactic-ablative-radiotherapy-sabr.

My thoughts are:

* The main machines used for SABR are the LINAC Linear Accelerators. At most hospitals these are already used to capacity.

* Which hospital Trusts have them and if your Trust hasn't got them - will they pass you on for the treatment.

* As far as I can read into the information I have read it's only for localised prostate cancer and it's also dependent on the situation of the tumor.

And of course some oncology departments are still stuck in the dark ages - and this is the NHS rolling this out.

I await progress with bated breath. .

Best wishes - Brian.

I fear that today's announcement may just cause a stampede of people to their prostate cancer centres causing a huge amount of wasted time by the medics having to tell thousands of people that their cancer is not suitable for SABR treatment. The numbers of people that may be suitable for this type of RT already seems to be falling with every news bulletin that I see. 

I saw this on the BBC website this morning and as I'm about to start radiotherapy after a delay (I was diagnosed in June last year) I enquired of my oncology nurse as to whether I would be eligible. I can probably do no better than post what was said as a reply: