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Do you use an age cutoff for prostate brachytherapy?

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Radiation Oncology · Levine Cancer Institute

There is no age cutoff (low or high) to define the appropriateness of brachytherapy.

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Radiation Oncology · Michigan Healthcare Professionals, PC

I would use the same assessment of life expectancy to determine if the patient should be treated at all. Then, decide what treatment they should get. If they are candidates for definitive treatment and can tolerate the sedation/anesthesia, there is no need to contraindicate any of the curative optio...

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