Brachytherapy : a crucial part of locally advanced cervical cancer treatment

Cervical cancer is the 4th most diagnosed cancer in women. At a locally advanced stage, standard treatment combines chemotherapy, radiotherapy and a brachytherapy boost. Brachytherapy is a radiotherapy modality, often unknown, which allows the delivery of a very targeted high dose because it's...

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Published in:	Revue médicale de Liège Vol. 79; no. S1; p. 40
Main Author:	Pleyers, Clémence
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	French
Published:	Belgium 01-05-2024
Subjects:	Brachytherapy - methods Female Humans Neoplasm Staging Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - pathology Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - radiotherapy Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - therapy radiotherapy Brachytherapy Locally advanced cervical cancer
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Summary:	Cervical cancer is the 4th most diagnosed cancer in women. At a locally advanced stage, standard treatment combines chemotherapy, radiotherapy and a brachytherapy boost. Brachytherapy is a radiotherapy modality, often unknown, which allows the delivery of a very targeted high dose because it's given directly in contact with the tumor. This technique has proven its effectiveness in the treatment of locally advanced cervical cancer. It represents a major advantage because, despite technical advances, there is currently no alternative yielding equivalent results.
ISSN:	0370-629X