Silver Book Fact
The standard treatment for prostate cancer used to require radical prostatectomy. Now, less invasive
therapies like brachytherapy have been shown to have equal outcomes with fewer side effects.
Kupelian P, Potters L, Khuntia D, Ciezki J. Radical Prostatectomy, External Beam Radiotherapy <72 Gy, External Beam Radiotherapy > or =72 Gy, Permanent Seed Implantation, or Combined Seeds/External Beam Radiotherapy for Stage T1-T2 Prostate Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2004; 58(1): 25-33. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14697417