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Breast Cancer Treatment Is Reduced To One Week
Little Company of Mary
Hospital and Health Care Centers in Evergreen Park, Illinois, near Chicago
(http://www.PursuingPainFreeCancer.org/breastcancer), has announced it will
offer a new clinical study by Xoft using electronic brachytherapy for the
treatment of early stage breast cancer. The study involves the delivery of
a safer form of radiation to breast cancer patients that will reduce the
average treatment time from seven weeks to just one week.
Axxent Electronic Brachytherapy System uses a small electronic,
low-energy X-ray source that delivers controlled radiation treatment
directly to the targeted area. It is similar to another known procedure
called Mammosite, but uses a different type of radiation. The Electronic
Brachytherapy System uses a balloon-like device, which is implanted at the
targeted area. Twice a day for five days, the balloon is expanded and a
miniature X-ray tube is inserted.
Little Company of Mary is the first community hospital in Illinois to
offer the study, joining only nine other sites in the country that offer
the treatment. "I am proud to bring this new technology to Little Company
of Mary and offer the women in Chicago's Southwest community a new and
safer form of radiation therapy for the treatment of breast cancer," said
radiation oncologist Dr. Adam Dickler. Dr. Dickler was the study's
principal investigator when it was first offered in Illinois prior to
arriving at Little Company of Mary in October.
Dr. Dickler says the major benefit for patients is the largely reduced
treatment time, which would help many women receive the treatment they need
without having to undergo therapy for seven weeks. A key component that
sets this therapy apart is that electronic brachytherapy uses an electronic
source of radiation instead of radioactive isotopes. This allows the X-ray
source to be turned on and off at will, and benefits patients because of
its decreased radiation exposure to vital organs such as the heart and
lungs.
Another advantage includes the change in treatment settings. Patients
will now be able to receive their treatments in a comfortable room setting
with their physician, instead of being separated in a shielded room alone
while the physician distributes the treatment from another area.
Axxent Electronic Brachytherapy System is approved by the FDA for the
treatment of early stage breast cancer. Women who are in this stage and are
over the age of 50 may be eligible to participate in the study.
Knowing one's risk can significantly improve a woman's chance for
surviving breast cancer. The earlier breast cancer is found, the better the
chances that treatment will work. Women are invited to take a free breast
cancer risk test at http://www.PursuingPainFreeCancer.org/breastcancer.
Little Company's free online breast cancer risk test evaluates a woman's
risk based on certain genetic and lifestyle factors that doctors believe
affect one's breast cancer risk.
This release was issued through eReleases(TM). For more information,
visit http://www.ereleases.com.
Little Company of Mary Hospital and Health Care Centers
http://www.lcmh.org
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