my dad has prostate cancer he says he has some bullet type thing in his arm that lasts long what is this?

Question

he says this way it is easy and he doesn't have to go to the hospital to have the chemo given it is realeased slowly. I think he says it lasts 6 months to a year

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Are you sure it is in his arm? Radiotherapy implants are uusally somewhere coloser to the cancer...

Brachytherapy (Radioactive Seed Implant)

This minimally invasive, localized therapy is a one-time outpatient procedure which involves implanting small radioactive pellets, or “seeds,” about the size of a grain of rice into the prostate, where they deliver radiation from inside the gland for a number of months. The seeds are so small that they cause no discomfort. The patient receives anesthesia before the seeds are implanted. Then needles are inserted through the skin of the perineum (the space between the scrotum and anus) under ultrasound guidance. The seeds are placed into the prostate through these needles using a special applicator. “Real-time” intra-operative dosimetry is used to ensure sufficient radiation dosage is delivered to the prostate for optimal efficacy, but with minimal dosage to the adjacent healthy tissues. A multidisciplinary team of medical experts works with each patient to prepare for this procedure and provide follow-up care and guidance. This team includes a radiation oncologist, urologist and physicist/dosimetrist who determines the proper dosage.

Answer 3

The implant may contain Lupron, a compound that slows the production of testosterone.
Decreasing testosterone can actually suppress most cases of prostate cancer.
It doesn't cure the disease but it can slow it down and ease symptoms of pain and urinary problems.

Answer 4

Probably an estrogen implant for cancer treatment.

Answer 5

Well i don't know but im sorry for your dad