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HDR Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer Gives Men Another Treatment Option

Little Company News
03/22/2007

HDR for prostate cancer is available in only two locations in Illinois, and Little Company of Mary Hospital and Health Care Centers is one of them.

Click here to view the ABC-TV news story that recently aired about Little Company of Mary's latest advance in the pursuit of pain-free cancer treatment for prostate cancer.

There are many decisions to be made when faced with a prostate cancer diagnosis, including which treatment option is best. To learn more about the non-surgical options that Little Company of Mary offers -- including HDR -- click here to view a presentation by Dr. Paul Y. Song, Radiation Oncologist at Little Company of Mary.

Learn about Andy Grove, co-founder of Intel, through his account of his battle with prostate cancer and why he chose the HDR procedure after analyzing all the available forms of treatment, including permanent seeds. He wrote about his experience in a Fortune magazine article in 1996, linked below.

Andy Grove article in FORTUNE

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