Deciding on radiation therapy: a patient's perspective.

Abstract

This article describes my personal experience in dealing with the issue of decision-making for prostate cancer, and how I used available information on the disease to go about making my decision to have combined hormone therapy, external beam radiation, and brachytherapy. Many resources are available to patients today thanks to advances in technology. The guidance and information provided by my physicians was an essential element in my treatment decision, but I stress that the final decision was mine.