hdr prostate cancer treatment introduction

prostate cancer brachytherapy in the last 20 years,but its efficacy still needs clinical studies further
treatment of prostate cancer research in the field issupport. HDR brachytherapy technology requires
hot.specially trained doctors who can only operate in
We can also called it hdr prostate cancer treatment.order to ensure good treatment outcomes. Prostate
Over the years of early localized prostate cancercancer incidence in the United States and Europe is
with low-dose-rate brachytherapy , but in recenthigher, surgery, endocrine therapy and radiation
years in U.S. cancer treatment centers have graduallytreatment, is the main treatment for prostate cancer.
carried out for localized prostate cancer, high doseIn fact, prostate cancer radiation therapy in the
rate (hish-dose-rate, HDR) brachytherapy. A numbertreatment of the role played by far is not the
of studies showed that hypofractionated high dosemajority of clinical doctors and patients recognized.
rate radiation, brachytherapy for prostate cancerFor prostate cancer ,because of its location and the
might be more effective.pathological specificity of lesion, most patients have
HDR brachytherapy is usually combined with externalprogression of the disease in its very long period of
radiation therapy used in locally advanced prostatetime, multiple lesions confined to the prostate and
cancer cure, clinical research results were initiallypelvic region, which means there is no distant
confirmed the efficacy of this treatment program;metastasis are the local and regional disease, on
In addition, a separate HDR brachytherapy can alsowhich a radiation therapy can play its unique role.
be used for the treatment of early prostate cancer,