Prostate care failing half of NHS patients:

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Prostate care failing half of NHS patients:

Postby annie » 10 Nov 2014, 09:32

Patchy access to best therapy for thousands of men
Reports shows a ‘worryingly vast variation’ in access to advanced MRI scanning and the latest radiotherapy techniques
Four out of five radiation centres in England do not offer brachytherapy
The treatment uses radioactive seeds planted inside the prostate
Brachytherapy treatment can help half of men retain their sex lives


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Re: Prostate care failing half of NHS patients:

Postby JaneJ » 10 Nov 2014, 15:10

It must be so frustrating for men to be let down like this. when you see how much breast care there is they must feel quite cheated
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