Dear Dr. Greenstein,
I was diagnosed with localized prostate cancer and I have chosen to have radiation therapy. My radiation oncologist wants my urologist to place marker seeds in my prostate before the treatment start. Why?
External beam radiation is excellent choice for men to treat localized prostate cancer. As technologies advance, radiation oncologists are able to treat prostate cancer with better accuracy. In the past, the radiation oncologist would treat the entire prostate...
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