Is MammoSite Right for Me?

Am I a candidate for MammoSite 5-Day Targeted Radiation Therapy?

Two medical societies have created guidelines to help doctors select patients who can benefit from MammoSite 5-Day Targeted Radiation Therapy.

Society Recommendations
	American Society of Breast Surgeons¹² www.breastsurgeons.org	American Brachytherapy Society¹³ www.americanbrachytherapy.org
Age	≥45	≥50
Diagnosis	Invasive ductal carcinoma or DCIS	Unifocal, invasive ductal carcinoma
Tumor Size	≤3cm	≤3cm
Surgical Margins	Negative microscopic surgical margins of excision	Negative microscopic surgical margins of excision
Nodal Status	NØ	NØ

Dr. Alison Laidley, breast surgeon, describes the patient selection criteria for MammoSite 5-Day Targeted Radiation Therapy.

Video Transcript: The patient selection criteria are available on the website of the American Society of Breast Surgeons as well as the American Brachytherapy Society.

But in general the patient needs to be a candidate for breast conservation. Meaning a small tumor less than three centimeters with clean margins, that’s called negative margins, in other words there is no cancer on the margins that after the lumpectomy, greater than 45 years of age and lymph node negative.

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