Posts Tagged ‘Radiation’

Planning for Radiation, Part 2

Learn more from Dr. Kathy Markette about how to plan for treatment that includes radiation.

IntraBeam®: Intraoperative Radiation

To learn more about this program and view the full show visit: www.or-live.com

Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation (APBI): External Radiation (Brachytherapy)

Provided by Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, Berkeley and Oakland, CA APBI is a form of radiation treatment for early stage breast cancer that is delivered over a shorter period of time (5 days) than external beam radiation (4-8 weeks). This therapy treats only part of the breast and is an option for many patients with early stage breast cancer. APBI External Radiation uses multiple small beams of radiation to target the lumpectomy site. Only part of the breast is treated and it is non-invasive.

Celebrating the end of radiation treatment for Hodgkin’s lymphoma | Johns Hopkins Medicine

Rachel Minkove celebrates her final radiation treatment after a year-long battle with Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Read more about Rachel’s experience and the end-of-treatment bell ringing ceremony in Johns Hopkins’ monthly publication, “Dome” www.hopkinsmedicine.org

Cancer Diary #39: Radiation Anticipation

More of my story here: babiesornot.blogspot.com – Jim and I went to see a radiation oncologist to discuss the next phase of my breast cancer treatment. In this video, we discuss the appointment, the doctor, and all that radiation entails. At one point here I mention that radiation improves the rate of local recurrence but I realize you may not know what that means. “Local recurrence” refers to having the same cancer come back in approximately the same area that it was found originally. Younger women tend to have more aggressive breast cancers, and local recurrences can quickly lead to metastatic disease (aka spread to bones, liver, lungs, or other organs) so anything I can do to reduce this risk deserves serious consideration. On the other hand, radiation comes with a set of serious risks which I must weigh in as I think this through. I don’t go into great detail about all this in this video, though I write about it on my blog (see link above), Instead, in this video, I’m dealing with the emotional aftermath.