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2. Prostate brachytherapy - Wikipedia

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   Brachytherapy is a type of radiotherapy, or radiation treatment, offered to certain cancer patients. There are two types of brachytherapy – high dose-rate (HDR) and low dose-rate (LDR). LDR brachytherapy is the one most commonly used to treat prostate cancer. It may be referred to as 'seed implantation' or it may be called 'pinhole surgery'. [1]

3. Management of prostate cancer - Wikipedia

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   Management of prostate cancer. Treatment for prostate cancer may involve active surveillance, surgery, radiation therapy – including brachytherapy (prostate brachytherapy) and external-beam radiation therapy, proton therapy, high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU), cryosurgery, hormonal therapy, chemotherapy, or some combination.

4. Brachytherapy - Wikipedia

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   Body sites in which brachytherapy can be used to treat cancer. Brachytherapy is commonly used to treat cancers of the cervix, prostate, breast, and skin. [1]Brachytherapy can also be used in the treatment of tumours of the brain, eye, head and neck region (lip, floor of mouth, tongue, nasopharynx and oropharynx), [10] respiratory tract (trachea and bronchi), digestive tract (oesophagus, gall ...

5. 10 Warning Signs of Prostate Cancer, According to Doctors - AOL

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   If there are warning signs of prostate cancer, they can include: Blood in the urine or semen. Problems urinating—including feeling like you need to urinate more often or a slow or weak stream ...

6. Prostate cancer - Wikipedia

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   Prostate cancer is a major topic of ongoing research. From 2016–2020, over $1.26 billion was invested in prostate cancer research, representing around 5% of global cancer research funds. [121] This places prostate cancer 10th among 18 common cancer types in funding per cancer death, and 9th in funding per disability-adjusted life year lost. [122]

7. Radiation therapy - Wikipedia

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   Brachytherapy is commonly used as an effective treatment for cervical, [104] prostate, [105] breast, [106] and skin cancer [107] and can also be used to treat tumors in many other body sites. [108] In brachytherapy, radiation sources are precisely placed directly at the site of the cancerous tumor.