He is in stage 1, 55 years ols, and is considering this instead of an operation to remove it. Anyone know any stats on this procedure?
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I have heard it works better than the old treatments of radiation, drugs, etc. I wish this had been around when my dad was diagnosed with prostate cancer. My dad was on Lupron ( a very expensive hormonal drug).
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I assume you're referring to some sort of implant that directs medication right to the tumor rather than treatment being given orally/intravenously? If this is the case, the benefits would be possible reduced side effects since the tumor is being targeted directly - not the entire body. I don't know the stats, but the principle for treatment is a sound one.
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I haven't heard of the treatment you mentioned, but I have heard that progesterone balancing creams can prevent the cancer from metastisizing to other parts of the body. If you do try this, be sure to get a cream that doesn't contain any other ingredients (black cohosh, rose hips, etc) that may affect horomones.
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There is a lot of information out there on the net. . .this is just some things I found - beginning with what the "seed radiation" is: Brachytherapy, also known as prostate seed implantation or radioactive seed implantation involves placing tiny radioactive pellets ("seeds") directly inside the prostate tumor. Low-dose seeds are implanted permanently and give off radiation for several months before losing their radioactivity. High-dose, or high-energy, seeds are implanted for less than a day and deliver a concentrated dose of radiation to the tumor. Men whose cancer is confined to the prostate gland are the candidates for this type of treatment When you do your search - try using the search keywords like: prognosis of brachytherapy. A good website to go to is the National Cancer Institute.
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