Better Quality of life scores after brachytherapy in comparison to radical prostatectomy
A study published in September 2017, titled: ‘Quality of life after brachytherapy or bilateral nerve‐sparing robot‐assisted radical prostate
The influential role of GPs – and brachytherapy – in prostate cancer care
New guidelines around PSA testing promise to transform prostate cancer outcomes in Australia. The guidelines, which recommend that asymptoma
Sowing the seeds of knowledge in brachytherapy
Claire Deering, Brachytherapy Clinical Nurse Specialist at Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, explains why it’s important fo
Prostate cancer: Know your treatment options
Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer in men, and will directly or indirectly effect most of us in our lifetime. With new resea
The crucial role of a Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS)
Claire Deering, Brachytherapy Clinical Nurse Specialist at the Prostate Brachytherapy Centre, Royal Surrey County Hospital gives us an insi
Prostate Cancer: men should be given wider access to treatment options available
Due to its intimate nature, it is understandable that you may feel uncomfortable when it comes to discussing your symptoms or treatment opti
Case study: a new approach to prostate cancer treatment
4D Brachytherapy is a hybrid approach to LDR brachytherapy for prostate cancer.
It combines the benefits of both a two-stage and one-stage
LDR brachytherapy: Past, present & future
Prostate brachytherapy is a targeted form of internal radiotherapy (sometimes referred to as low dose-rate or LDR brachytherapy). It is targ
Intermediate risk prostate cancer may be well controlled with brachytherapy alone
For men with intermediate risk prostate cancer, radiation treatment with brachytherapy alone can result in similar cancer control with fewer
Sydney siege survivor undergoes life-prolonging prostate cancer surgery
Sydney siege survivor John O'Brien has returned home after life-prolonging surgery to stave off aggressive prostate cancer.
The former
