State-of-the-Art Radiation Treatment for Cancer

Radiation therapy is given with the intention of completely destroying the disease within the local area being treated. When this is not possible, controlling the growth and spread of the cancer is the goal. In addition, radiation therapy can improve quality of life by controlling symptoms associated with cancer. These symptoms include pain, uncontrolled bleeding, tumor obstruction around major blood vessels and organs, and spinal cord compression.

This top ranked hospital in Florida offers a full range of radiation oncology services including high energy linear accelerators, high-dose-rate brachytherapy (HDR) and low-dose-rate brachytherapy (LDR). Following are a few of the innovative treatments available:

• IGRT (Image Guided Radiation Therapy)
• IMRT (Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy)
• HDR treatment of cervical and vaginal cancers
• SAVI and Mammosite breast treatments
• Prostate seed implants and radioactive implants
• Stereotactic Radiosurgery
  
  

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Cancer Education and Cancer Resource Library

Library resources include pamphlets, magazines, books, audiotapes and videotapes. There is also access to information on the Internet from the nation's most prestigious cancer databases. Topics include:

* Cancer statistics and risk factors
* Medical treatment options including clinical trials
* Self-care and coping skills
* Diet, nutrition and exercise
* Work and financial issues
* What it means to be a cancer survivor
* Grief and bereavement issues
* Life after cancer issues

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