Obese Prostate Cancer Patients May Benefit More From Brachytherapy
Tuesday, August 19, 2008 - 23:21
in Health & Medicine
Brachytherapy, also called seed implants, may be a more beneficial treatment than surgery or external beam radiation therapy for overweight or obese prostate cancer patients, according to a study published in the August issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, the official journal of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology.
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