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Permanent brachytherapy: What exactly is it?
Permanent brachytherapy often called low dose rate brachytherapy, administers very small doses of radiation. They are emitted from small sources containing radioactive iodine, called “iodine 125”. These sources look like grains of rice. They stay in your prostate forever. However, their radioactivity decreases over time. After 6 months, 95% of the radioactivity has disappeared. The presence of these sources does not cause any long […]
Are you still leaking urine?
Most men do not have permanent incontinence after prostate surgery. It is still important to know that the possibility of occasional or permanent urine leakage can happen after surgery. Knowing this will help you better cope with the situation if you are still leaking urine, and discuss it openly with your doctor. First, let’s talk […]
You have a urinary catheter? Here’s how to take care of it
You are wearing a urinary catheter after your radical surgery? This apparatus is a little uncomfortable, we agree, but it is invisible under your clothing and therefore should not be too embarrassing or annoying. You will have 2 drainage bags (or collector) and a catheter stabilizer. The catheter stabilizer holds the urinary tube in place […]
Radical surgery: 5 points to remember
If you’ve been diagnosed with prostate cancer, your doctor will consider many factors before recommending the best treatment. For many of you, this may mean completely removing the prostate, which is radical surgery. Here are 5 points to remember if you are considering this option. Radical surgery: Is it for you? Radical surgery is the most common […]
Conventional or robotic surgery?
Here is a typical case of concern from a patient who has opted for radical surgery as a treatment for his cancer and who asks the famous question: Which surgery is better? Conventional or robotic surgery? Before answering it, let’s take a look at the context in which the question was asked of our nurses […]
Choice between radical surgery or radiotherapy?
Unless you are not a candidate for either option, there are generally no strict rules for deciding whether radical surgery or radiotherapy is preferable as a treatment. If your cancer is really confined to your prostate, it can be cured with surgery or radiation therapy. However, to benefit from a cure, your life expectancy must be […]
