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Brachytherapy

Brachytherapy is a form of radiation that is useful in killing cancer cells. It is used explicitly for tumors of the neck and cervical region. The side effects of this therapy include discomfort at the site of radiation.

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Is radiation therapy necessary after a hysterectomy?

Query: Hello doctor, My mother had complex endometrial hyperplasia for which surgery was fixed and last week, hysterectomy along with salpingo-oophorectomy and pelvic lymphonodectomy was done. After surgery, the parts were sent for histopathology. It was diagnosed as stage-2 endometrial adenocarcinoma. The...  Read Full »


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Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. It depends on the extent of disease within the myometrium and endocervical extent. For further queries consult a medical oncologist online --> https://icliniq.com./ask-a-doctor-online/medical-oncologist  Read Full »

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