September 27, 2012
According to BreastCancer.org, brachytherapy is an advanced cancer treatment, which gives high doses of radiation to the cancerous tumor, is more llikely to cause complications, especially in older women.
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Research finds brachytherapy and radiation treatment may lead to complications in treatment of early stage breast cancer
If you have the misfortune of being recently diagnosed with early stage breast cancer, there are some new female health concerns about treatment therapies and the risk of complications that you should be aware of.