Brachytherapy is a key component of radiation treatment for gynecological cancers. Other indications for brachytherapy include: prostate, breast, soft tissue sarcomas, some head and neck tumors, and ...

The 15-year estimates for any SMN were 15.2% with brachytherapy and 11.6% with radical therapy, a difference that did not achieve statistical significance (HR 1.12, 95% CI 0.98-1.27, P=0.092).

In a randomized clinical trial, researchers from Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah (the U) have found that short-course, higher dose vaginal brachytherapy for endometrial cancer ...

Brachytherapy-related morbidity occurred in 50% of patients. The morbidity was mild to moderate in 42% of patients and consisted primarily of acute skin and mucosal reaction. One patient experienced ...

Results from the largest group of men treated for cancer of the penis by a single institution have shown that treatment with brachytherapy is a good option that can be used instead of surgery in ...