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Suggest Treatment For Prostate Cancer
My husband is going for prostate treatment next wk. He has cancer cells that are contained and his prostate is not enlarge. He was offered beam MRT radiation and also radioactive pellets, in your opinion which should be his choice . And if it was you what would be your choice?
Tue, 27 Jan 2015
hi.
if the disease is contained to prostate, radical surgery can also be done. otherwise in radiotherapy IMRT / IGRT is a better choice. sometimes they may use a combination of IMRT and brachytherapy.
if the disease is contained to prostate, radical surgery can also be done. otherwise in radiotherapy IMRT / IGRT is a better choice. sometimes they may use a combination of IMRT and brachytherapy.
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