The Science of Healing: A New Age In The Fight Against Prostate Cancer

SLUCare nuclear medicine specialists liken their approach to treating cancer to “a magic bullet.” On the next episode of The Science of Healing, see how theranostic therapy uses one radioactive drug to locate the cancer, followed by a second radioactive drug that destroys the tumor with precision. This approach has been approved for prostate cancer as well as neuroendocrine tumors with hopes that this can be used for other types of cancers as well. Don’t miss it! The Science of Healing: Nuclear Medicine, aired Thursday, Jan. 20 on KMOV-TV 4. More information online at www.slucare.edu

Theranostic Nuclear Medicine involves the use of radioactive components to image tumors followed with the use of special ionizing radiation to destroy the tumor.

00:00 Start
00:46 What is Nuclear Medicine & Theranostics?
03:08 The Prostate Cancer Clinical Trials
04:45 John's Story
08:16 Positive Clinical Trial Results
11:31 Alonzo's Story
15:13 Very Specialized Treatment Facilities
18:00 Helping Cancer Patients at the VA
22:44 Using this therapy for other cancers
24:43 The Future of treatment

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