Breast Microseed Treatment

The groundbreaking breast cancer treatment for early stage breast cancer, now offered at Mary Washington Healthcare's Regional Cancer Center.

MWHC Regional Cancer Center is the first in the Washington, D.C., Metro Area to offer this one time, one-hour radiation treatment option

About Breast Microseed Treatment®

Breast Microseed Treatment® is a proven method of radiation therapy for women with early-stage breast cancer following a lumpectomy. Using brachytherapy. Breast Microseed Treatment involves the precise placement of radioactive seeds in the breast that slowly release the prescribed dose safely over time. Microseed® radiation sources are implanted in and around the area where the tumor was removed, which is typically the area where cancer might recur.

Brachytherapy, also known as internal radiation, has proven to be an effective cancer treatment for decades, primarily with prostate cancer, but also with others, including cervical and skin cancers. The key to successful brachytherapy treatment is the precise placement of the radioactive sources. Using Computed Tomography (CT) imaging, the exact location of each seed is mapped out, then precisely inserted into the breast using ultrasound guidance.

This breast seed cancer treatment is particularly innovative because it treats early-stage breast cancer, which affects 1 in 8 women in North America. Early-stage breast cancer treated with lumpectomy, followed by radiation, historically yields the highest survival rates.

Breast Microseed Treatment has proven to be an effective type of breast cancer radiation in treating these early stage cancers, while offering patients a simpler, more convenient, less painful and less costly treatment option. Clinical studies utilizing 12 years of data in peer-reviewed, published articles report similar efficacy to other breast cancer radiation therapy techniques following a lumpectomy.

Please call 540.741.0655 for more information and to see if Breast Microseed Treatment may be for you.