Treatment DescriptionProstate Cancer Patient ProfileProstate Cancer TreatmentsProstate Cancer Survival RatesProstate Cancer Side EffectsTherapy NewsView ProceduresShare Your Experience Brachytherapy Prostate Brachytherapy Minimally invasive radiation therapy implants low or high dose radiation (LDR or HDR) seeds in...
Seeds, EBRT equal for early cancer: this finding, and others, may help define role of brachytherapy in prostate cancer treatment.(Prostate Cancer Symposium, San Francisco)(External beam radiation therapy)(Disease/Disorder overview)Charnow, Jody A...
EBRT (External Beam Radiation Therapy):These X-rays destroy tumor cells by damaging their DNA. There is a brief exposure to the radiation, typically lasting several minutes. Once the prostate cancer treatment is over, there is no radiation in the patient’s body. The treatment is completely no...
If a biopsy shows the cells to be cancerous, then we talk to you about staging and treatment for prostate cancer. Staging assesses the size and location of the tumor. The larger the size and the greater the spreading means a more advanced stage and the need for immediate treatment. In or...
stage, slow-growing prostate cancer opt for no immediate treatment beyond active surveillance, many men diagnosed with the cancer – especially those under age 60 who are in good health with a long life expectancy – choose to have their cancer treated without delay with either surgery or ...
little bleeding and quick recovery; few damage to normal tissues and can be performed repeatedly to prevent recurrence of lung cancer. Particle Implantation: Implanted particles will keep emitting y-ray within the tumor, targeting to the cancer cells accurately; the radiation of seeds to tumor ...
doing, or doesn't do it a lot then there can be gaps and areas where some of the cancer may not be killed. So it's as important that if you do opt for conservative therapies such as radioactive seeds, you still do your homework and find a doctor who knows what he or she is ...
(seeds) may be placed in the prostate via needles guided by ultrasound. This approach, called brachytherapy, offers the advantage of a one-time treatment. Radiation therapy offers the advantage of a nonsurgical approach, and is particularly attractive for patients who may have too many medical ...
Brachytherapy for prostate cancer is also known as Prostate Seed Implantation (PSI). Brachytherapy is an innovative cancer treatment that places radiation sources or seeds directly inside the prostate allowing for a highly targeted treatment dose to be delivered while limiting dose to surrounding critical...
Bone health is an essential component of prostate cancer treatment. Both the disease itself, as well as the treatment of the disease with androgen deprivation therapy, can have a significant impact on bone health. Several bone-targeted therapies have been approved. ...