Dr. Sean Henderson - High Dose Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer

Dr. Sean Henderson - High Dose Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer
Explanation of a procedure performed with usually the urologist and radiation oncologist to place small catheters into the prostate surgically in preparation for radiation of the prostate for treatment of prostate cancer. Brachytherapy is just a small radioactive seed therapy used to expose the cancer to radiation in order to kill the prostate cancer cells. This is a highly effective method and state-of-the-art method to help treat prostate cancer.
These videos are purely informational. They are not all-encompassing about the procedure or treatment. They are meant to be informational only. There may be multiple other potential benefits, side effects or complications not mentioned unique to surgery or the specific operation discussed.