For patients with breast cancer, MammoSite targeted radiation therapy
offers the option of a shortened course of radiation therapy. MammoSite works
from the inside, meaning that a higher daily dose of radiation can be used for
a shorter period of time – five days vs. five to seven weeks with external
radiation.
Oncology Hematology Care offers MammoSite at our
Blue Ash Radiation and Crestview
Hills Radiation.
Your doctors will carefully evaluate your cancer to determine if
you are a candidate for MammoSite 5-day Targeted Radiation Therapy. The
American Society of Breast Surgeons and the American Brachytherapy Society
recommend this treatment for early-stage breast cancers that are 3 cm (about
the size of a walnut) or smaller, with limited or no spread of cancer to the
lymph nodes.
For more information, talk with your doctor or
visit the MammoSite website.