Brachytherapy is the gold-standard treatment for locally advanced cervical cancer, but it costs so much more than external-beam radiation therapy (EBRT) that many hospitals are dissuaded from offering ...

A new study finds that brachytherapy, a common procedure that delivers radiation directly to cancer cells, may continue safely, potentially without delay or antibiotics, in cervical cancer patients ...

Brachytherapy is widely used, in combination with external beam radiotherapy (EBRT), in the treatment of cervical cancer. It is unclear, however, whether high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy is superior ...

Nearly half of all cancer patients undergo radiation therapy as part of their care. Ionizing radiation, or the emission of high-energy waves or particles, works as a therapy by damaging a cancer ...

Leading radiation oncologists and healthcare leaders have said the only way the Federal and state governments can improve cervical cancer treatment outcomes and drastically reduce the number of women ...