Promising Results Reported for Prostate Cancer Focal Brachytherapy
In a small series, overall and disease-free survival rates were favorable.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Single-Dose Brachytherapy Effective for Prostate Cancer
Two-year and three-year biochemical progression-free survival rate of 100 percent for low-risk disease.
Prostate Cancer Mortality Lowest With Radical Prostatectomy
In a study with a follow-up period of 18 years, men treated with any other modality but radical prostatectomy had higher prostate cancer death risks.
Reflexology, Aromatherapy May Reduce Pain, Anxiety of Brachytherapy for Cervical Cancer
A study presented at the 2018 ONS Annual Congress explored whether aromatherapy and reflexology can ease anxiety and pain for patients undergoing brachytherapy for cervical cancer.
ASCO, Cancer Care Ontario Update Recommendations on Brachytherapy in Prostate Cancer
ASCO and Cancer Care Ontario issued a joint update to guidelines for brachytherapy for prostate cancer that take into account new evidence.
Combined brachytherapy techniques should be benchmark for cervical cancer treatment
An investigation on the late side effects of a combination of two forms of brachytherapy to treat cervical cancer has revealed that the technique delivers higher radiation doses to the tumor without additional treatment-related complications afterwards.
Brachytherapy improves survival for inoperable early stage endometrial cancer
Brachytherapy, with or without external beam radiation, can improve survival in women with inoperable, early stage endometrial cancer.
High-dose rate brachytherapy: From adjuvant therapy to an alternative for prostate cancer
High-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy is typically used as a dose-escalating boost for external beam radiotherapy for prostate cancer; however, some researchers believe it might be close to graduating to a viable monotherapy.
Optimizing quality and safety of high dose-rate brachytherapy
Specific guidance for delivering high dose-rate brachytherapy to improve quality and safety is offered in a new white paper from the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO).
Positive long-term outcomes after adjuvant accelerated partial breast irradiation
Long-term outcomes of breast cancer patients receiving adjuvant accelerated partial breast irradiation after breast-conserving surgery show excellent tumor control with minimal late toxicity.
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