Michael's Story

Ethnicity

White British

Age

70-79

Work

Retired

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Geography

Yorkshire

Relationship status

Married/In a Civil Partnership

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Low Dose Rate Brachytherapy

How this treatment impacted my life the most

Radiation Proctitis was the worst effect following my treatment. This has taken a long time to settle down but my bowel habits are more or less back to normal.

If I had to do it all over again, would I choose the same treatment?

Yes

Why did I give this answer?

This treatment was completed as a day patient and my PSA is still < 0.1, now 7 years on from treatment. The side effects of this treatment are much less than the other options I was offered.

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