Brachytherapy and radical prostatectomy in patients with early prostate cancer.

Objective: this study analyzes the survival of prostate cancer patients cared for at a hospital in Minas Gerais, Brazil according to one of the following treatments: iodine-125 seed implantation or radical prostatectomy. From January 2002 to December 2005, 129 patients underwent either brachytherapy (64 patients) or surgery (65 patients).

Methods: all had prostate-specific antigen, Gleason scores and clinical stage recorded prior to treatment.