Re: prostrate cancer treatement question -Reference to recently publised study

[RadiumProj@cs.com]

In a message dated 5/11/00 10:59:17 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Janzow1@aol.com 
writes:

>    A friend has recently been diagnosed with prostrate cancer.  
>  Recommended trearment is via implanted radioactive seeds.
>        He is curious as to the isotope involved, half-life, precautions he 
>  should take after release from the hospital with respect to  exposure to 
>  others, etc.
>         Can anyone supply comments, references, or other info?
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For brief review of results and references to a recently published 9 year 
study on prostate cancer treatment using brachytherapy [implanted seeds of 
Pd-103] see:

http://aolpf.marketwatch.com/source/blq/aolpf/archive/20000329/news/current/tg
x.asp

Stewart Farber
Public Health Sciences
email: radiumproj@cs.com

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