Cervical cancer brachytherapy usage declining (dailyRx News) One female cancer has been on the decline in recent years. Cervical cancer cases are being prevented, in part, because of vaccines against the cancer-causing virus called human papillomavirus (HPV). The ways the cancer is being treated are changing too. New research has demonstrated that a type of internal radiation therapy called brachytherapy helped cervical cancer survivors live longer. While the therapy is considered part of the standard of care for cervical cancer, brachytherapy use is declining, particularly in certain geographic areas, the study revealed.
Posted on: Fri, 13 Sep 2013 06:56:48 +0000
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