What is the success rate of brachytherapy for prostate cancer?
Research shows that the success rate of brachytherapy for treating prostate cancer is high. According to a 2018 study, 97 percent of 757 people who received LDR brachytherapy for prostate cancer between 1990 and 2006 were completely healed.
According to the ACS, the combination of EBRT and brachytherapy improves results and increases the success rate from 62 percent to 83 percent.
Irrespective of the treatment plan, the total outcome for people with prostate cancer is positive.
Research shows that the 5-year relative survival rate for people with localized prostate cancer [1] is close to 100 percent.