For some cancer patients, those who are treated with brachytherapy, the pain and anxiety that accompanies treatment can be significant. Brachytherapy is used to treat cancers that occur deep within ...

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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 ...

BARCELONA, Spain — The declining use of brachytherapy was a much-discussed enigma among radiation oncologists and other experts who attended this year's European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology ...

Brachytherapy is a form of localized radiation therapy that is used to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. The treatment is usually overseen by a radiation oncologist who evaluates the patient 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 ...

Brussels, 17 July 2025 – Today marks Brachytherapy Awareness Day, a global initiative to spotlight a cancer treatment that is saving lives with precision: brachytherapy. This advanced form of internal ...