With respect to FSR on larger tumors, the latest series of radiosurgeries conducted at Staten Island demonstrated that more than three-quarters of patients had showed a decrease in tumor size after radiation. The number one-rated hospital in the country, Johns Hopkins is fully behind this approach, as is a number of other hospitals. FSR has been used to treat hundreds of patients for five years now with amazing success. I am not sure if this figure can be negotiated. Compared with the potential doubling of surgical costs due to complications, the aftercare costs of FSR are minimal.
Patients can return to work immediately.
The overall costs of FSR have been shown to to be half the total costs of the surgical approach. Thank you for your consideration in these difficult times. I know that you are aware of much of the data I have provided and I appreciate your indulgence regarding my collecting of information. The truth is, Dr. Ashby, is that this thing scares me to death - particularly the grotesque surgical side effects. I am 46 years old and a father to three adolescent children.