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La braquiterapia tarda 30 minutos o más, dependiendo del tipo de terapia que se realice. Antes del procedimiento, a usted se le dará un medicamento para que no sienta dolor. Usted puede recibir:
Después de que usted reciba la anestesia:
Tipos de braquiterapia
La braquiterapia con frecuencia se emplea para hombres con cáncer de próstata más pequeño que se detecta temprano y es de crecimiento lento. La braquiterapia tiene menos complicaciones y efectos secundarios que la radioterapia normal. Igualmente, se necesitarán menos consultas con el médico.
Ver también:
D'Amico AV, Crook J, Beard CJ, DeWeese TL, Hurwitz M, Kaplan I. Radiation therapy for prostate cancer. In: Wein AJ, ed. Campbell-Walsh Urology. 9th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 100.
Nelson WG, Carter HB. DeWeese TL, Eisenberger MA. Prostate cancer. In: Abeloff MD, Armitage JO, Niederhuber JE, Kastan MB, McKena WG, eds. Clinical Oncology. 4th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone; 2008:chap 88.
Wilt TJ, MacDonald R, et al. Systematic review: comparative effectiveness and harms of treatments for clinically localized prostate cancer. Ann Intern Med. 2008;148:435-448.
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