CLEVELAND -- If the man in your life gets prostate cancer, the outlook is much better than it used to be, according to NewsChannel5 Health Reporter Alicia Booth.

Kevin Braunschweiger plays the guitar for his church. He is also fighting prostate cancer.

"I personally believe and I tell a lot of people that I believe I cheated this cancer, it didn't get a chance to get me," Braunschweiger said.

Booth said Braunschweiger chose brachytherapy. It didn't take much time away from his family. It also improved his chances of beating prostate cancer.

Brachytherapy works by implanting tiny seeds into the prostate gland. They immediately start X-raying the body to kill cancer cells.

"My five-year cure rate approaches 100 percent for low- and intermediate-risk patients," said Dr. Rod Ellis, of University Hospitals.

"It's convenient, it's very effective and it has a low risk of long-term side effects."

The treatment has given Braunschweiger peace of mind and a greater desire to tell other men how important it is to get checked for prostate cancer.

"You always see on TV and all you news reporters say 'You have to get it early, you have to get it checked early,'" he said. "That is the true key."

For more information, call University Hospitals' hot line at (800) 641-2422.