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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

Your explanation is more accurate and informative than my original post.
This is why I posted this topic to learn from others.
I realized that my initial understanding of "single seed Brachytherapy" was only part of the story.
Specifically, the utilization of only one seed for short periods of time was completely unknown to me.
I was hoping that someone who has actually had this procedure performed, would be heard from in this forum. Apparently, that has not been the case.
More on this subject can be seen in my screenshots below.
My thanks to everyone!
PAUL

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heavyphil | @heavyphil | Oct 16 8:59am

Paul, I had never heard of this but after all the posts from you and others, this treatment sounds really good for certain cases: a whopping dose of radiation precisely placed at the tumor without the negative effects of damaging the surrounding tissue, as it is not a beam or a wave or a pulse.
That killing dose followed by EBRT to ‘mop up’ the surrounding area along with ADT sounds about as comprehensive a treatment as you can get - even more-so than surgery IMO.
Best of luck with your treatment and please keep us posted on your progress!
Phil

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