brachytherapy

joannaw81
joannaw81 Member Posts: 185 Member
in Head and Neck Cancer #1
Hello, my mom will probably have brachytherapy as her next treatment for tongue cancer, does anyone have any experience with that, any suggestions or comments? thank you in advance for all answers.

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  • longtermsurvivor
    longtermsurvivor Member Posts: 1,842 Member
    #2
    Howdy
    There are many forms of brachytherapy. Exactly what are they talking about?


    Pat
  • joannaw81
    joannaw81 Member Posts: 185 Member
    #3
    longtermsurvivor said:

    Howdy
    There are many forms of brachytherapy. Exactly what are they talking about?


    Pat

    im not sure yet
    on
    Wednesday we are going to that specific dotor who will be performing that, from what our current radiation doctor told us, is that she will be hospitalized for few days during which they will be placing needles in her tongue via some kind of a device. I will know more on Wednesday.
  • longtermsurvivor
    longtermsurvivor Member Posts: 1,842 Member
    #4
    joannaw81 said:

    im not sure yet
    on
    Wednesday we are going to that specific dotor who will be performing that, from what our current radiation doctor told us, is that she will be hospitalized for few days during which they will be placing needles in her tongue via some kind of a device. I will know more on Wednesday.

    OK
    that is true brachytherapy. The intent is to deliver a very high very local dose of radiation, sparing the normal tissues around the cancer. This makes a lot of sense in her situation.

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