Would a history of receiving green light laser therapy for BPH change your management of newly diagnosed prostate cancer?
Would you consider EBRT alone, brachytherapy alone, or EBRT with a brachy boost? Would you counsel these patients differently regarding short/long term toxicities?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Community Practice
Your intervention will depend on his prostate cancer risk group, if he has a 'huge' prostate still, and bothersome LUTS.
It will also depend on if you are in the private sector, or in institutional / academic setting, too. For some, the risk of prior "TURP" like procedures are a ...