MUSC Hollings Cancer Center radiation oncologist Dr. David Marshall reviews the treatment options for intermediate risk prostate cancer. Dr. Marshall is the chair of the radiation oncology department at the Medical University of South Carolina.
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00:00 - What to expect with intermediate risk prostate cancer
00:45 What is intermediate risk prostate cancer?
01:01 the Gleason score
01:37 all options have high rate of cure
01:56 radical prostatectomy
03:28 external beam radiation
04:08 brachytherapy (seed implant)
09:02 erectile dysfunction after prostate cancer treatment
11:50 unfavorable intermediate risk
13:12 hormonal therapy