Tomo, as you know, can address a region
with much more accurate dose regions to be
able to accommodate the clinical behavior
of the tumor in the environment.There are
many ways to treat prostate cancer
depending on your stage and condition.
However, the best approach with the least
side effects and the highest cure rate is
with tomotherapy imrt image guided
treatment. Nothing else matches the
safety, the response, or the ease in
receiving treatment.
Seeds are possible if you have a medium
size prostate that is less than stage c,
and has a gleason’s score less than 6 and
a psa of less than 8. However, it has
risks and complications that make it less
attractive than imrt therapy. We used to
treat with seeds allot, but this program
was abandoned because the other therapies
were more successful with less risk.
Today, it has become popular again because
both the urologist and the radiation
oncologist can make more money with less
time doing seeds rather than newer
treatment. Tomo is relatively new form
of imrt, but it is the culmination of
years of work to achieve what we can now
achieve.
Surgery is also possible, but there is no
benefit of surgery over radiation and
surgery is much more dangerous and has
impotence and incontinence problems.
This is also a very feasable solution for
salvage treatment plans. In florida south
east regional's Dr. Rost has offred these
types of treatment options. To learn
mpore you may refer to his website.
Www.Cancerhope.Com. I
hope this information helps.
