Brachytherapy is a form of localized radiation therapy involving the direct placement of radioactive material close to or inside a tumor. Brachytherapy varies by dose, mode of delivery and the ...

In the absence of trials, a post hoc analysis compared stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) and high-dose-rate brachytherapy (HDR-BT) in intermediate-risk prostate cancer.

Oncopatch represents a meaningful addition to the treatment landscape for skin cancer…particularly in situations where ...

Brachytherapy is a form of localized radiation treatment used to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. The side effects associated with this therapy depend on several factors including: The tumour type ...

Brachytherapy is ideally suited for treatment of early prostate cancer and was first used as a treatment modality 60 years ago. Brachytherapy is used to treat cancers of the head and neck, breast, ...

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 -- ...

In a significant advancement for cancer care in the region, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) today performed its first interstitial Brachytherapy procedure for the treatment of tongue ...

There are no randomized trials to guide treatment decisions between radiotherapeutic and surgical options for patients with high-risk localized prostate cancer. Comparative studies have been limited ...

Radiation to prevent coronary arteries from re-narrowing after the implantation of cardiac stents, a briefly popular idea mostly abandoned a decade ago, may be making a comeback. A number of hospitals ...

Men with favorable intermediate-risk prostate cancer can be safely and effectively treated with radioactive-seed brachytherapy alone without needing additional external-beam radiation, a phase 3 ...

In prostate cancer, prostate brachytherapy boost improves biochemical failure at 10 years but does not prolong long-term OS compared to EBRT boost.

Malignant Transformation of Low-Grade Gliomas in Children: Lessons Learned From Rare Medical Events An article by Kavanagh et al 1 in a recent special issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology ...