I was scheduled to get Theraseed implants after 25 doses of EBRT, but had to
change to just EBRT because of prostate swelling and the risk that
Theraseeds could cause additional swelling which might be difficult (in my
case) to reduce.
My Drs. at NE GA Cancer Center talk about Theraseeds as the best thing to
come along since sliced bread and they have treated well over 1000 patients.
As far as the website and radio commercial(I haven't heard it yet) are
concerned - they are trying to promote (sell) a product so the positive
aspects are played to the hilt. The RONCO slicer/dicer will chop any veggie,
but they never tell you how many people also lost a fingertip using it.
The one phrase used over and over on the website is "cure". This is definite
over hype since even if a PSA of <0.1 is maintained for a period of years it
doesn't mean that there won't be a recurrence. If you read some of the
clinical studies on the site you will see that "cure" isn't mentioned. The
Theraseed folks use it alot in their sales pitch.
I know that a few of the posters here have had the Theraseeds so I'm sure
they will pass along more info.

you are seeing commercialism at it's best.  
remember, they can take a bag of crap, put it in a pretty wrapper, say
it's been sanitized and get 6 times what it's worth for the same stuff
you can get out of a barn.

theraseeds are nothing more than seeds for the brachytherapy - that's
all.  now, they are starting to put a brand name on them.  you know,
sort of like erection pills........  :)

~ curtis

knowledge is power - growing old is mandatory - growing wise is optional    
"Many more men die with prostate cancer than of it. Growing old is
invariably fatal. Prostate cancer is only sometimes so."

  If it's on the radio, it must be true!! I went to see our big local
advertiser of seed implants when I was fighting with my decision. I thought
he was a big ego'd huckster. "I can cure you any day of the week", he told
me without reading my chart. 2 years later this was the guy that was being
sued by George Harrison's family for inapropriate behavior, and has since
been let go.
  I settled for RP with a classy, top young surgeon. He told me, "you have
a curable desease with a good chance for a normal recovery and life".  I
liked his confidence, experience, and manner.

Along with all the other posters, I agree that this kind of
advertising hype is irresponsible and unethical.

That said, I'll add the following:

1. From everything I've read, properly done radiation
works as well as properly done RP.  Both have an
equal chance of curing cancer.  Others disagree.

2. Treatment with radiation in general seems to me to have
less risk (but not zero risk) of complications and negative
side effects as compared to surgery.

3. Seed implant is a good form of radiation.  There
are other equally good forms with equally high
success rates.

4. Palladium 103 seeds are an effective form of seed implant.
Some say they're better than Iodine 125.  Some don't say
one is better than the other.

5. Seed implant by itself can only work if there is no
extension of the cancer outside the prostate.  If there is
(which is likely if Gleason score or PSA is high), then
external beam radiation is more effective - either by
itself or in combination with seeds.

6. The skill of the doctors is still critical.  They have to
implant the seeds correctly, in the right spots, with the
right dosage delivered to each area of the prostate.  Success
in killing the cancer and in avoiding complications depends
on the skill and attention of the doctor.  This is the same
as with RP, where the skill of the surgeon is also critical.

Bottom line-------------

Seed implant by itself is a reasonable treatment for
"low risk" patients (low PSA, low Gleason, no observed
extensions of the tumor.).

Seed implant together with external beam radiation
and possibly hormone suppression therapy is a reasonable
treatment for intermediate and high risk patients - if the
cancer has not spread beyond the immediate vicinity of
the prostate.

You still need to find a good doctor to apply the therapy.

Nothing is guaranteed.

   Alan