Breast Cancer Treatment

 

Renee Maxwell, a Colorado CyberKnife cancer patient, shares her story about how she survived cancer while pregnant.
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What is Cyberknife VSI and How Can it Help Treat Breast Cancer?

The Cyberknife VSI is a robotic radiosurgery system that can deliver extremely precise doses of radiation to breast tumors, while sparing healthy surrounding tissue. Typically, women with early stage, localized breast cancer are treated with a lumpectomy or masectomy, followed by radiation to ensure any remaining microscopic cancer cells are treated. Cyberknife offers the most sophisticated non-invasive radiation treatment available, as other radiosurgery systems cannot treat tumors with the same level of accuracy and are more invasive. Cyberknife can be used in conjunction with surgery and chemotherapy, and offers many benefits beyond traditional radiation therapy. The advantage that Colorado Cyberknife offers patients is that we are one of a few facilities in the world to offer the latest non-invasive radiation treatment, with the next-generation Cyberknife VSI unit, which brings revolutionary benefits. We also boast the region’s leading radiosurgery doctors.

 

Benefits of Cyberknife VSI Treatment for Breast Cancer

 

Painless & Non-Invasive

Cyberknife’s treatment is an out-patient procedure, completed in as little as five treatments. No anesthesia is required and the treatment process is painless and comfortable. In contrast, breast brachytherapy involves the surgical placement of a catheter into the breast tissue.

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Targets the Tumor, Not Healthy Tissue

What differentiates Cyberknife from traditional radiation therapy and other radiosurgery systems, is its ability to target the tumor, with sub-millimeter accuracy, while sparing healthy tissues and structures.
The technology behind this precision includes:
– 3D images, such as a CT, MRI or Pet scan, that locate the       tumor’s size & shape, as well as nearby structures.
– Live images detect and correct for patient & tumor movement.
– Proprietary software that develops precise individualized        treatment plans.
– Delivery of radiation beams from virtually any angle.

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Little to No Recovery Time or Side Effects

Cyberknife’s precision results in minimal to no side effects or recovery time. Some patients may experience mild fatigue or nausea following treatment. In contrast, potential complications from breast brachytherapy are infection, hematoma or abscess. While Cyberknife can automatically correct for tumor movement due to patient breathing, studies demonstrate that other radiosurgery systems have resulted in a higher risk of overdosing the skin and nearby critical structures, in order to compensate for such movement.. .

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Compassionate Care Travel Assistance Program:

Offered Exclusively By Colorado CyberKnife.

We are setting the standard for compassionate care.
Colorado CyberKnife will cover air travel and lodging within the cost of treatment.*

Our goal is to help patients focus on their education and clinical decision making with their Physician Specialists by alleviating the anxiety insurance and other financial factors can add to this trying time.

Please inquire about our Compassionate Care Travel Assistance Program.

*All patients with governmental insurance plans such as Medicare, Medicaid, TriCare, VA, DOD, etc excluded by law.
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