Brachytherapy
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I just wondered what other peoples experience is of Brachytherapy for prostate cancer? This along with Radiotherapy has been offered to me to treat my prostate cancer
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Posted , 5 users are following.
I just wondered what other peoples experience is of Brachytherapy for prostate cancer? This along with Radiotherapy has been offered to me to treat my prostate cancer
2 likes, 6 replies
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gale10132 StevenRose
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alfred5 StevenRose
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StevenRose alfred5
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Thanks again
alfred5 StevenRose
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glamour StevenRose
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i read about Brachytherapy while I was in the US earlier this year.As I understand it, a radio active source is placed within the prostate by injection. It can be associated apparently with some fine Gold leaf. Again I understand that the purpose of the gold leaf is to reflect a proportion of the radiation back into the prostate in order to minimise the damage to local tissue and utilise the source to its full killing potential. Seems a good idea to me and i would have taken that for my own treatment if it had been offered.
However, I cannot understand why you would require Radiotherapy at the same time. I would expect them to wait until the results of the implanted source had been assessed. Perhaps I have misunderstood
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