1.   And some centers are more enthusiastic about using combinations of seed implants and external beam therapy, while others use the seeds alone.

2.   And the newer radioactive seed implants were not recommended because his prostate was already enlarged by benign hypertrophy.

3.   A major benefit is that seed implants are much less invasive than surgery, requiring perhaps an overnight stay in the hospital.

4.   In contrast to the enthusiasm over seed implants, some doctors think external radiation has been undervalued.

5.   The appeal of the seed implants is that, while not free of these complications, they cause fewer of them.

6.   The early seed implants were done by surgically exposing the walnut-sized prostate and inserting the seeds individually.

7.   The ultimate verdict on seed implants will only become clear after many more years of study.

8.   Tipton, a retired feature writer for Bell Helicopter, underwent some general radiation before the seed implants and believes the fatigue may be from the general radiation.

9.   Other options include hormone therapy followed by radioactive seed implants, the treatment which Mayor Rudolph Giuliani underwent on Friday.