Study finds no link between brachytherapy and bladder cancer

Younger men opting for brachytherapy to treat their prostate cancer mayhave concerns about the long-term effects of radioactivity, including thepossibility of bladder cancer. According to Frank A. Critz, MD, medicaldirector of the Radiotherapy Clinics of Georgia, Decatur, there may no beno need to worry.

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