Change to prostate cancer treatment could save millions of pounds

Altered radiotherapy regime would cut around 150,000 hospital visits per year

Radiotherapy for prostate cancer on the NHS could change after a new system that delivers higher-beam doses over a shorter period was found to work as well as existing treatment.

Researchers leading a 14-year trial said the altered therapy plan could save the NHS tens of millions of pounds per year and did not appear to increase the risk of long-term side effects.