Radiation implants for prostate cancer can move to lungs.Radioactive seed implanted to treat prostate cancer prostate cancer, cancer originating in the prostate gland. Prostate cancer is the leading malignancy in men in the United States and is second only to lung cancer as a cause of cancer death in men. eventually can break away and travel to the lungs, but there are no apparent short-term consequences, according to researchers at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital One of the nation’s leading academic medical centers, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital provides state-of-the-art care across the full range of health care services. in New Brunswick, NJ.In a study of 58 prostate cancer patients, chest x-rays taken within 90 days of radioactive seed implantation, termed brachytherapy, showed 36% had between 1 and 4 seeds in their lungs. No cases of lung cancer lung cancer, cancer that originates in the tissues of the lungs. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States in both men and women. Like other cancers, lung cancer occurs after repeated insults to the genetic material of the cell. secondary to seed migration have been reported, but the investigators said long-term follow-up of patients with radioactive seed migration is needed. Urology urology Medical specialty dealing with the urinary system and male reproductive organs. It traces its origin to medieval lithologists, itinerant healers who specialized in surgical removal of bladder stones. 2002;59:555-559. |
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