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Billing and coding is also another important factor to address when considering adding prostate brachytherapy. It’s a complex billing methodology. Where most procedures involve just a few CPT codes, ...
Typically, brachytherapy is used for men with early-stage prostate cancer that is relatively low-grade, or combined with EBRT for men who have a higher risk of the cancer growing outside the ...
Brachytherapy-Based Radiotherapy and Radical Prostatectomy Are Associated With Similar Survival in High-Risk Localized Prostate Cancer. JCO 36 , 1192-1198 (2018). DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2017.75.9134 ...
Prostate cancer stands as a significant health concern for men, ... while brachytherapy involves placing radioactive seeds directly into the prostate.
Among men with erections sufficient for intercourse at baseline, 41%, 43%, 48%, and 46% of the radical prostatectomy, EBRT, brachytherapy, and AS groups had erections sufficient for intercourse at ...
A highly effective and “minimally invasive” prostate cancer treatment is “disappearing” from private hospitals in New Zealand ...
EBRT plus brachytherapy does not improve outcomes over brachytherapy alone in patients with intermediate-risk prostate cancer, a phase 3 trial suggests. External beam radiation therapy (EBRT) plus ...
This guide will explore the treatments for prostate cancer, from early-stage management to advanced prostate cancer treatment. Stage I. In the initial stage, cancer is localized and usually grows ...
Among men with good sexual function before treatment with low-dose brachytherapy for prostate cancer, erectile function is likely to remain good over the long term, according to a report in the ...
PURPOSETo determine whether addition of external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) to brachytherapy (BT) (COMBO) compared with BT alone would improve 5-year freedom from progression (FFP) in ...