Brachytherapy

Men with prostate cancer who sought treatment at a multidisciplinary clinic appeared more likely to receive advice about treatment choices and care supported by evidence-based guidelines, according to study results published in Cancer.

MIAMI — Taking the additional step of using ultrasound in the operating room for verifying the correct positioning of the iodine-125 episcleral plaque when using brachytherapy for the treatment of choroidal melanoma can dramatically enhance the success rate to nearly 100%.

  Healio spoke to Kevin M. Elias, MD, director of the Gynecologic Oncology Laboratory at Brigham and Women's Hospital and assistant professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive biology at Harvard Medical School, about screening for endometrial cancer.