Side Effects Of Brachytherapy For Skin Cancer

Some side effects may take several weeks to develop and may last for longer.

Side effects of brachytherapy for skin cancer.

We offer individualized high dose rate hdr brachytherapy for skin cancer which minimizes the amount of radiation and side effects on nearby healthy tissues. You may experience tenderness and swelling in the treatment area. Other side effects may appear several months later long term side effects. During the weeks of treatment you may experience limited skin redness itching or peeling.

Side effects may appear in the short term known as acute side effects which typically resolve soon after treatment. Side effects of brachytherapy are specific to the area being treated. What are the side effects of brachytherapy for skin cancer. Overall brachytherapy skin cancer treatments are very well tolerated.

Ask your doctor what other side effects can be expected from your treatment. Brachytherapy for prostate cancer can cause problems getting and keeping an erection. Because brachytherapy focuses radiation in a small treatment area only that area is affected. Long term side effects that may appear after brachytherapy 1 2 3 a slight mark or discolouration either hypo or hyper pigmentation of the skin at the area of radiation therapy may occur.

Here at the ucla radiation oncology division of brachytherapy we are committed to making your cancer treatment a comfortable and successful experience. With brachytherapy as with other treatments some long term side effects may be witnessed. Brachytherapy causes similar side effects to external beam radiotherapy.