External Radiation for BPH

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jay1000 - 23 Oct 2008 01:54 GMT

Anyone ever hear about the use of an external beam radiation as a
"bloodless" treatment for BPH? I realize it is intended for prostate
cancer but maybe a reduced dose would be sufficient for BPH.

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Roy Starrin - 23 Oct 2008 14:12 GMT

>Anyone ever hear about the use of an external beam radiation as a
>"bloodless" treatment for BPH? I realize it is intended for prostate
>cancer but maybe a reduced dose would be sufficient for BPH.

How about this? Not quite what you wanted, but might help. I'm
considering it.
http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic3070.htm#section~RelevantAnatomy

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jay1000 - 24 Oct 2008 03:23 GMT

It's also an option. My uro offers Prolieve which is TUMT plus
dilation but he wants me off aspirin for 7 to 10 days. This leads me
to believe that it is not always "bloodless".

http://www.prolieve.com/what_is_prolieve.html

I read some more about radiation and it is probably not useful for
BPH. Apparantly the mechanism for the effect of radiation on prostate
cancer is the destruction of the cancer DNA. Normal prostate tissue
survives but the faster growing cancer cell cannot recover. Not useful
for BPH

>>Anyone ever hear about the use of an external beam radiation as a
>>"bloodless" treatment for BPH? I realize it is intended for prostate
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
>considering it.
>http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic3070.htm#section~RelevantAnatomy

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