MammoSite® 5-day Targeted Radiation Therapy is an advanced high-
dose partial breast irradiation method for breast cancer
treatment. Commonly, MammoSite is used following lumpectomy as a
breast conservation strategy. For some women, it is an
alternative to mastectomy (removal of the entire breast.)
MammoSite targets the area where cancer recurrence is most
likely to develop. Because it is specifically targeted, minimal
radiation is delivered to other surrounding healthy tissues. It
is especially appropriate for early stage breast cancers. With
MammoSite, the duration of treatment is shortened from several
weeks to just 5 days -- without compromising the outcome. After
cancerous tissues are surgically removed, radiation therapy may
be used to help keep the cancer from coming back. Radiation
therapy uses high-energy radiation beams to destroy cancer
cells. Radiation disrupts the growth of cancer cells. Radiated
cancer cells are not able to repair themselves or replicate,
which helps to keep the cancer from comin