Radioactive seeds are an effective and very exciting therapy for men who are not candidates for surgery or don't want surgery. What that involves is taking tiny little rice-sized pellets, making ...

Radiation therapy has the same cure rate as surgery for prostate ... deposited internally in the form of “seeds” that are ...

By Richard Moore In the month of November, “Movember” raises awareness of men’s health and the impact of prostate cancer on ...

This procedure delivers a high dose of radiation to the target with only a minimal dose affecting the surrounding tissues. Brachytherapy uses sealed radioactive sources that are placed directly into ...

The post-procedure summary says that all went well when Dr. Kao used radioactive seeds to attack the patient's prostate cancer, but later Rev. Flippin learned that he received a substandard implant.

Brachytherapy is the alternative to traditional surgery ways of treating ... all the way towards the prostate. In brachytherapy, you instill radioactive seeds inside the tumour and this cures ...

After skin cancer, prostate cancer is the ... “What’s unique with after radiation is any treatment afterward is very challenging, particularly surgery. Usually, that’s the only option ...

Prostate cancer is Australia's most commonly ... is focused on that single area, most often with surgery or radiation therapy ...