Dr. Kuettel answers the question: 'Prostate Surgery After Seed Implants?' March 16, 2009 -- Question: Can I have prostate surgery after seed implant therapy if the cancer is not fully treated? Answer: ...

This Review highlights current areas of controversy and development in the field of transperineal permanent prostate seed implantation brachytherapy (PPI), in particular the technological evolution of ...

Dr. Horwitz answers the question: 'When Is Seed Implant Therapy Not Done?' March 16, 2009 -- Question: When is seed implant therapy not a treatment option for prostate cancer? Answer: A seed implant ...

A 76-year-old man underwent retropubic prostatectomy for obstructive symptoms 10 years ago. He now presents with newly diagnosed prostate carcinoma, Gleason score 4 (2+2), PSA 8.2, stage T1c, prostate ...

St. Louis, Nov. 6, 2001 — Treating prostate cancer with implanted radioactive “seeds” may yield more side effects than previously thought. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St ...

Interstitial fibrosis in radical prostatectomy specimen treated with neoadjuvant therapy and its relationship to biochemical outcome and castration-resistant status in high-risk prostate cancer.

They say April showers bring May flowers, but in this case, March preparations in the Blount Memorial Cancer Center bring a new treatment option for prostate cancer patients in April. Men with ...

While Gary Pickering worked for a distribution company in San Diego, he began promoting a test that helps detect if a man has prostate cancer. Called the prostate specific antigen test, or PSA, it ...