On 3/26/2008 William8 wrote:
My wife who is 35 with stage 3 rectal cancer from 2006 has had the first reoccurence in Jan 08, after xeloda and 28 radiation therapy the radiation oncologist wants to talk about placing radiation seeds into that area. Has anyone heard of or going through this?
Hi William: I was surprised to see Brachytherapy being used for rectal cancer, but it has been used for awhile now for Prostate Cancer. My husband chose Brachytherapy instead of a Prostectomy, and it got all the cancer cells. He has been in remission now for over a year. He goes every 6 months to be checked. Just get at least 3 opinions before you make any choices. God Bless Your Both and may your wife do well.
Suzzie