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.
Brachytherapy, or internal radiation therapy, uses dozens of tiny seeds that contain radioactive material. It may be used to treat early-stage prostate cancer. Needles are used to insert the seeds through your skin into your prostate. The surgeon uses ultrasound to locate your prostate and guide the needles.