Internal radiotherapy gives radiation from inside the body. It is also known as brachytherapy. A small radioactive material called a source is put into your body, inside or close to the cancer. Or ...

Brachytherapy is an internal radiation therapy that people may have during treatment for endometrial cancer. A doctor may suggest brachytherapy after surgery or if surgery is not an option. The ...

Brachytherapy is a type of radiation therapy. It involves placing radioactive material inside or near a tumor to destroy cancer cells. The procedure has some benefits over other radiation techniques ...

Endorectal high dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy for rectal cancer is usually carried out with the patient under sedation. Before treatment the tumour size and stage are determined using imaging ...

The University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Radiation Oncology and the O’Neal Cancer Center have opened a new brachytherapy suite, a facility that is designed to provide brachytherapy to ...

Brachytherapy-based regimens appear to be effective salvage treatment for localized radiorecurrent prostate cancer, investigators reported at the 2024 ASCO Genitourinary Cancers Symposium in San ...

The evidence on which this guidance was based is derived from treatment of breast cancer in women. Treatment depends on pathology, stage and grade. Surgery is usually the first option and may involve ...

If it's cutting edge treatment, chances are good it's offered at Cancer Treatment Centers of America. Staff at the center recently performed their 700th prostate HDR brachytherapy procedure. Though ...

SALEM: The Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College Hospital (GMKMCH) in Salem has achieved self-sufficiency in the ...

Patient Decision Aid for Chemotherapy or Exclusion in Cisplatin-Intolerant Patients With Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer: Development, Alpha Testing, and Peer Validation During the first 3-year ...