For five days a week for seven weeks. I visited the University of Maryland Cancer Center for external radiation treatments. I sat with other patients being treated for various cancers. We were all in the same predicament, hoping our treatments would stop the dreaded cancer cells and save us from death. Today, with improved research and treatment, prostate cancer is no longer a disease men should fear, if detected early.
Medical technology can now deliver a more precise electron beam to the cancerous area.
All treatment options for prostate cancer have side effects. During and following radiation treatments I had urinary problems and irritable bowel conditions. There were unexplained pains and other unpleasant effects, some lasting ten years or more. Through it all I am blessed to have health and life and be able to share my experience. All of the feelings I had upon learning I had prostate cancer returned.