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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

Absolutely.
I have specifically asked for the gel spacer.
I was told by a team member that my doctor doesn't like to use it.
I am going to find out if my Urologist can be involved with getting this done.
Everything you have said is absolutely true about these things.

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heavyphil | @heavyphil | Oct 14 9:05am

Paul, I assume you are talking about the spacer for the brachytherapy ONLY?
My RO told me they cannot use the spacer for EBRT/salvage radiation because there is always the possibility that there are cancer cells closer to the rectum that the radiation won’t get.
That being the case, you can still have the spacer for the single high dose part of treatment but will have to wait for it to dissolve before you can have your other doses.
You really have to get this clarified!

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