Manipal Hospitals
The prostate cancer treatment with brachytherapy is performed at the Manipal Comprehensive Cancer Center.
The procedure takes 1.5 hours and is performed under local or general anesthesia. It starts with the catheter placing to withdraw the urine. Then a doctor implants special needles to transmit the radioactive seeds in the prostate. When the operation is over, a patient is hospitalized. The next day a patient visits a doctor to remove the catheter and undergo the check-up. If there no complications, a patient can return home.
The cost of brachytherapy for prostate cancer is calculated individually.