TELL ME ABOUT MY CONDITION
What is the grade and stage of my cancer? Why is this important?
Is the tumor localized (located within the prostate gland)?
LET’S COMPARE TREATMENT OPTIONS	BRACHYTHERAPY	SURGERY
How long is the procedure?
Is the procedure painful?
What is the recovery period?
How long will my routine activities be limited following treatment?
What side effects and complications can I expect?
What can I expect from a "quality of life" standpoint?
TELL ME ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCE	BRACHYTHERAPY	SURGERY
How many procedures have you done and when were they performed?
What percentage of your patients remain cancer-free and for how long?
What percentage of your patients experience incontinence following the procedure?
How do you define incontinence?
What percentage of your patients experience impotence following the procedure?
How do you define impotence?
LET’S DISCUSS TYPES OF SEEDS	PALLADIUM-103	IODINE-125
Which type of radioactive seed implants attack cancer faster?
How long should I limit direct contact with family/children and/or spouse?
Which type of seeds do you use?
If you use iodine, why do you use it instead of palladium (TheraSeed® treatment)?
Can you guarantee no last-minute substitutions of the selected seeds?
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS
What should I expect from follow-up visits? How often and how many will I need?
Will treatment impact my ability to have children? What should I do if I still want to have children?
What is likely to happen if I choose watchful waiting?
Should I get another opinion?
Will the treatment you recommend cure my prostate cancer?