 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | Donna, Brachytherapy is fairly uncommon here, only a few that I know of have had it. I would guess that the side effects would be reduced due to the local very nature of the treatment. Especially since it uses gamma rather than ionizing radiation. I know even less about HDR brachytherapy. Most of the side effect studies have been done for prostate cancer. This link may help: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/e...list_uids=11958887&dopt=AbstractPlus
Gary Allsebrook
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Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2
Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy)
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