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Brachytherapy: A More Direct Way to Treat Prostate Cancer
Brachytherapy offered at Southwest General Hospital is a new form of prostate cancer treatment that involves implanting radioactive seeds directly into the tumor. Brachytherapy enables the physician to apply a higher dose of radiation to the tumor, while avoiding healthy tissue and organs. This localized, precise treatment has been shown to be a powerful weapon in the fight against certain cancers, including:
- Prostate cancer
- Breast cancer
- Gynecological cancer
- Cancers of the head and neck
- Sarcomas and miscellaneous tumors that can be implanted with CT guidance
For most patients, Brachytherapy treatment has very few side effects.
For more information about brachytherapy, call 210-921-3528.
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