3-D image guided brachytherapy helps avoid hysterectomies for cervical cancer patients

Delivering radiotherapy directly to cancer of the cervix using 3-D imaging techniques is effective at controlling the return and spread of the disease and, in most cases, avoids the need for hysterectomies. Results of this technique are for superior to those from previous eras using different treatments, and it has fewer side effects, researchers will tell the World Congress of Brachytherapy on Thursday. Read more