How effective are seed implants compared to conventional therapies?
According to 7-year results of patients treated by Drs. Grimm, Sylvester, Blasko and Ragde and colleagues, patients treated with Iodine-125 and Palladium 103 seeds show an overall 92% 7-year cancer-free success rate for early stage cancer. 84% of these patients have PSA levels less than 1. Lower complication rates are noted with seed implantation as compared to patients undergoing radical prostatectomy and external beam radiation.
