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Was your treatment MONOTHERAPY HDR Brachytherapy ? or Combined with Hormone treatment +
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@dinu 70 Gleason 7 (4+3) EBRT, Brachytherapy
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Have you investigated NanoKnife or HDR Monotherapy Brachytherapy or SBRT ?
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@hymana, side effects of brachytherapy are often temporary. Brachytherapy for prostate cancer can cause some long...
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On the one hand, I “just wanted it out”. On the other, what I had read...
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@heavyphil "Seeds" probably refers to brachytherapy, since radioactive seeds are implanted.
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I’m glad that you had good success with LDR brachytherapy. I formerly was a member of...
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My husband had brachytherapy plus external beam radiation after he was first diagnosed in 2005. His...
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Do not neglect the LDR-B form of brachytherapy with permanent seeds. The internal ( interstitial radiotherapy)...
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@copyman They use IMRT followed by HDR brachytherapy now, it gives people a lot more confidence...
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Low-dose-rate brachytherapy (LDR-BT), a/k/a permanent seeds, is increasing in Europe. It used to be 17% in...
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It appears to vary with the practice setting and the practitioner. My hometown radiologist (who delivered...
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And do you have any urinary problems as Brachytherapy will make them worse.
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I agree. After researching the options this course of treatment struck me as providing the best...
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@kjholz In this case, they recommend low-dose brachytherapy. Did they mention that in your documentation?
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I'm 75, Gleason 9, about to have HDR Brachytherapy in May. On ADT.
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72 now, 68 when cancer diagnosed, had two sessions of HDR brachytherapy at 70.
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An excellent recommendation . My team also looked at SBRT , NanoKnife and HDR Monotherapy (...
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I am scheduled for a PSMA pet scan in 2 weeks. Doctor says I don’t need...
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I can’t say that I’ve experienced anything close to what you’ve experienced. When I was deciding...
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