Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan on getting pregnant. You will need to talk about the benefits and risks of using Dimetapp while you are pregnant. Tell your doctor if you are breast-feeding. You will need to talk about any risks to your baby. How is this medicine (Dimetapp) best taken? Use this medicine as ordered by your doctor.
Implanting permanent radioactive seeds in the prostate is a method of treating cancer. The procedure allows a concentrated dose of radiation to be delivered directly to the prostate cancer, limiting damage to other tissue.
A. The prostate is a walnut-sized gland located in front of the rectum, below the bladder and surrounding the urethra. Its main purpose is to produce fluid that transports sperm during the male orgasm. According to recent estimates, there are 180,000 to 200,000 newly diagnosed cases of prostate cancer detected annually. Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in men after lung cancer. In the U.S., approximately 40,000 men die as the result of prostate cancer each year.