Men with prostate cancer have a slightly better long-term side effects profile with radiation seed implants than they do with surgery, according to a study. Men with prostate cancer have a ...

Permanent prostate seed implant is an internal radiation treatment for patients with prostate cancers. Tiny radioactive sources called seeds go inside your prostate gland. The radiation dose fades ...

Opens in a new tab or window An implantable microdevice safely delivered multiple drugs directly into prostate cancer lesions ... from the microdevice implantation. Future research will explore ...

So they know exactly where the seeds go, they put them right into the prostate, and they emit this radiation that kills the cells in that very specific area. Sheldon Marks, MD (cont.) Like surgery ...