ABSTRACT
Prostate cancer is one of the most common male cancers in the United States. The scope of the disease is far-reaching with estimates by the American Cancer Society for 2004 showing prostate cancer comprising 33% of all cancers in males, surpassing lung cancer incidence.1 The number of patients diagnosed with prostate cancer is increasing worldwide, through increased physician/patient awareness and screening efforts. Treatment options for the individual patient, depending on pretreatment characteristics, may include watchful waiting, prostate brachytherapy, external beam radiotherapy, or radical prostatectomy. Transperineal interstitial permanent prostate brachytherapy (TIPPB) for the treatment of prostate cancer has been increasingly utilized in the past decade. Single institution data have provided most information for outcome data and procedure technique.
