New Treatment for Early-Stage Breast Cancer Patients with Breast Implants

There is great news today from the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) regarding a breakthrough in partial breast radiation treatment for those women who've undergone breast augmentation surgery. The study has found that women who've undergone breast implants surgery and have early-stage breast cancer have a new, less invasive treatment option called brachytherapy which results in less cosmetic and structural damage to the breast. In addition, the results find that with brachytherapy, there is less capsular contracture, which is the hardening of scar tissue surrounding the implant, which effects breast shape and is oftentimes very painful.

In the procedure, radiation 'seeds' are planted directly into the affected breast tissue just after a lumpectomy. This localized and specific treatment is showing better results than conventional radiation therapies which target the entire breast tissues, and cause hardening of the implants, requiring breast implant replacement.

This new breast cancer treatment is great news for those who have undergone or plan to undergo breast implants surgery because it opens up the treatment options for those who develop breast cancer after their implants surgery.

For more information on brachytherapy, please visit the Radiological Society of North America's website.

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Labels: brachytherapy, breast cancer treatments, Breast Implants, radiation seeds, the radiological society of north america

 

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