Brachytherapy: Effective Treatment for Gynecological Cancers – Insights from Dr. Beatrice Anghel

Publication date: 22.08.2023 13:10

Brachytherapy is the first line of attack in gynecological cancers. For locally advanced tumors, irradiation is targeted, precise and effective. He tells us about the procedure in these types of cancer Dr. Beatrice Anghel, Primary Radiotherapy physician.

Cervical cancer requires integrated, multidisciplinary treatment that may include surgery, external beam radiation therapy, brachytherapy, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and targeted biological therapy. Currently, even locally advanced forms of cervical cancer can benefit from curative treatment by adding brachytherapy between therapeutic procedures, with important effects.

Brachytherapy manages to administer high doses of radiation with high precision, directly to the target tissue, with minimal adverse effects. The procedure is painless and does not require hospitalization, and healthy anatomical structures are protected. Radiation treatment is performed by placing radioactive implants near the tumor or directly in the affected tissue.

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