Answering Your Brachytherapy

#Brachytherapy For #ProstateCancer | Steven Kurtzman, MD & Ankit Agarwal, MD #pcri
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0:44 Which is better low-dose-rate or high-dose-rate seed therapy?
1:57 Which type of brachytherapy is more common?
3:35 Does high-dose-rate therapy have a higher incidence of side effects?
4:10 Will brachytherapy seeds affect one's ability to get an MRI or CT scan?
4:40 Are there advantages of one isotope over another?
5:56 Is brachytherapy a better solution for preserving the sphincter or urethra?
7:40 Does Prostox work for brachytherapy?
8:03 What about loss of orgasms without ED?
9:09 With brachytherapy is 12 months of ADT sufficient with a Gleason 8 small lesion?
10:25 Which side effects are most common with brachytherapy?
11:01 Is brachytherapy usually covered by most insurances?
11:10 Is brachytherapy no longer an option if there's too much cancer present?
12:42 Alex's conclusions
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