BT, the interstitial implantation of seeds, wires, or other materials that contain radioisotopes, has been used in the treatment of breast cancer since the 1920's. [15] BT delivers localized radiation ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Massey Comprehensive Center has debuted a new first-in-market brachytherapy brain tumor surgery to treat glioblastoma, according to ...

Pelvic second malignancy occurred twice as often after brachytherapy for prostate cancer as compared with radical prostatectomy, a large retrospective review showed. Second pelvic malignancy -- ...

Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the United States. For most people, surgery is the recommended choice for treatment. But there is another option that doesn’t involve surgery. It’s ...

Among the key drivers of this increase are a global aging population and many socio-economic risk factors. The demand for accessible, cost-effective, efficient and patient-centered cancer therapy and ...

For patients with in-stent restenosis (ISR) of a drug-eluting stent, intracoronary brachytherapy is a safe and effective treatment option, although its success decreases with the number of stent ...

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 ...

From his perspective, one of the most persistent misconceptions in prostate cancer care relates to how patients interpret ...

Rates of acute GI and GU toxicities with dose-escalated intensity modulated proton therapy (IMPT) for the treatment of node-positive prostate cancer. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2025 ...

When Chris Muraithi, turned 45, he started going for regular tests to check his prostate. One of the tests performed during his visits to a medical facility is one that measures the level of ...