For years doctors have recommended prostatectomy – surgical removal of the prostate gland – for men with prostate cancer, especially young men.  However, a new study confirms what Chicago Prostate Cancer Center doctors have believed for years – age is not a factor when men of all ages were studied to compare the success of surgery versus brachytherapy (seed implant) in patients with low-risk prostate cancer.  As stated in the article, “Young age should not be a deterrent when considering brachytherapy as a primary treatment option for clinically localized prostate cancer.”

Burri RJ, Ho AY, Forsythe K, Cesaretti JA, Stone NN, Stock RG (2009) Young Men Have Equivalent Biochemical Outcomes Compared with Older Men After Treatment With brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2009 Dec 29.