When it comes to prostate cancer, there are two kinds of ... called internal radiation therapy. It delivers radiation from small radioactive seeds or pellets, each the size of a grain of rice ...

"They found cancer in my prostate." As a cancer researcher who knows very well about the high incidence and decreased ...

Brachytherapy is a form of radiation therapy, where radioactive seeds are implanted into the prostate and kill the prostate cancer. Alternatively, ablative therapies use an energy source, such as ...

Involves placing radioactive "seeds" into the prostate gland to destroy cancer cells Prostate cancer cells use sex hormones, such as testosterone, as fuel to grow and spread. Hormone therapy ...

Treatment with five-fraction SBRT for prostate cancer may be more convenient than receiving ... Brachytherapy is the delivery of internal radiation by implanting radioactive seeds in the prostate or ...

This all follows results from my biopsy at Urology of Virginia last December that showed I have prostate cancer ... EVMS Radiation and Oncologist Mark Shaves. "Next is your seed implant which ...

Prostate cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in the U.S., and often treatable. One urologist says Biden has good ...

a form of radiotherapy where tiny radioactive seeds are implanted into the prostate to slowly kill off the cancer cells. He chose the latter, as a less invasive option with fewer side effects.

I was in and out in one day, seeds permanently implanted in the prostate that attacked the cancer cells and took care of it. So no side effects other than some light fatigue and I’m ready to rock and ...