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My Treatment Decision Is In: Single Seed Brachytherapy

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Oct 20 11:11am | Replies (35)
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@paul28 It's my first time hearing about the use of radiation within the prostate ported to various locations with tubes. Googling, I see a few descriptions including this one on the Mayo Clinic site https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/prostate-brachytherapy/about/pac-20384949
Given your complicated history, I can see why this approach might be particularly attractive for your treatment plan. Here's hoping for meaningful outcomes!
So traditional brachytherapy is now LDR (low dose radiation, I think) and this approach, apparently also used with some other cancers, is HDR (high dose radiation, but maybe we should add VT--very temporary?!) What an interesting approach to ablation--killing the cancer in place.

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paul28 | @paul28 | Oct 13 8:51am

Thank you so much !
I do think that there is more to learn about this treatment.
My Urologist will actually do the surgery that will implant the needle tubes.
My Oncologist, ( I actually have a team of 5 involved ), will do the actually prostate radiation.
There are also scans involved prior to and immediately following the procedure.
It is somewhat more going on than what my description would indicate.
So we will see!
PAUL

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