The seed delivers a very high dose of radiation directly to the cancer more efficiently than external-beam radiation and without the risks of surgical removal of the prostate.
Prostate cancer is the number-one cancer diagnosis in men.
The KU Medical Center Department of Ophthalmology , Kansas City, Kan., is offering primary care, such as examination for glasses, contact lenses and annual exams as well as management of medical and surgical eye diseases. The department is open five days a week and one evening a month for scheduled appointments. The KU School of Medicine-Wichita Department of Surgery's section of orthopedic surgery and rehabilitation recently received continued full accreditation for five years from the Residency Review Committee for Orthopedic Surgery of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. The accreditation covers all of the unit's programs, including those at Via Christi Regional Medical Center - St. Francis campus, Veteran's Affairs Medical Center, Wesley Medical Center, and the local project for Shriners Hospitals for Children, St. Louis, Mo. Oct. 10, Oread This site is maintained by University Relations, the public relations office for the University of Kansas Lawrence campus.