Balloon-Catheter Brachytherapy an Alternative to Whole-Breast Radiation for Early Breast Cancer: Presented at SSO

CHICAGO -- March 17, 2008 -- Patients with early breast cancer who are treated by balloon-catheter brachytherapy (BCB) as an alternative to whole-breast radiation therapy (WBRT) after breast conservation surgery show good to excellent cosmesis up to 5 years after treatment, reports a study presented here March 17 at the Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO) 61st Annual Cancer Symposium.

This study builds on earlier reports that have shown BCB to be similar to WBRT in terms of recurrence rates, cosmesis, and patient satisfaction.

source: DC Channel