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One treatment session
(multiple treatments avoided)
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Treatment does not significantly disrupt daily activities
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Is performed as out patient procedure with minimal post-procedure
discomfort
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Compared with prostatectomy it requires only a minor
surgical procedure
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Available in most provinces in Canada
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- Patients must be selected according to Clinical Stage, PSA
and Gleason score
Requires minor surgical procedure
- Failures cannot be treated with surgery
- Side effects of brachytherapy:
Proctitis* (1%)
*inflammation of the lower rectum
Impotence (15-30%)
Urinary urgency (1-4months)
- The prostate is not removed
Possibility of tumor regrowth
- Not as readily available as other treatments
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