Ben Zioner

They do in Singapore. I am looking for proximity as I don't like the idea of a long haul flight after PCA definitive treatment. But hopefully things could change here, and I am now 5 years down the AS road, and many men last 10 to 15 years, or die with their prostate cancers.

Not an option, at 70+, you are near certain to end up impotent, and probably in nappies as well. While radiotherapy present similar risks but the side effects are delayed, and blunt incontinence is unlikely. There is also the risk of rectal damage but this now mitigated by the "Space OAR" hydrogel rectal spacer. SBRT is become quite popular as the whole treatment can be carried out in 2 to 3 weeks, while IMRT/IGRT can last up to 6 or 7 weeks.

Got it a while ago, pensioner.

I am on active surveillance for Prostate cancer and have limited my choice of radical treatment, when the need arises, to SBRT. Would anyone know if any of the Bangkok hospitals uses SBRT to treat PCA. Several places advertise they have SBRT gear, but that doesn't mean they use it for Prostate cancer. Also, I would be interested if rectal hydrogel spacers (Space OAR) are being used for Radiotherapy in Thailand.

Seriously? But you are correct, if I didn't have the 80k pension and a well established health coverage I wouldn't have applied for the LTR. Which is amazingly easy to get when you match the criteria.