Dear husband recently underwent 40 salvage radiation treatments (IMRT), and each time he had to lie on a table with a hard plastic "bodycast" resting on his nether parts, his tush exposed. The mold was supposed to help the computer target the right spots. Lucky for DH, his rear has been crafted to perfection by [...]
There is something that's been on my mind for a long time. But it's part of a larger issue. Let me explain. About six months ago I heard a commercial on the radio about a state-of-the-art treatment for prostate cancer called "Cyberknife." It was being offered at a hospital in Long Island (a suburb of NY) [...]
Dear All, I have been revisiting the issue of salvage radiation therapy (RT) since Ted just began this treatment last week. There isn't a lot of good data (only "retrospective" data) about this, so when I first tackled this subject a few months ago I decided I was better off "reading the tea leaves". But [...]