My Breakthrough
Radioactive wires
Radioactive wires put radiation around the tumour, or in the place from which a tumour has been removed.
This type of radiotherapy isn't used to treat breast cancer very much in the UK, though internal radiotherapy similar to this is used to treat other types of cancer.
Under a general anaesthetic, thin hollow tubes are put into your breast, and radioactive wires passed down them. These are usually left in place for a few days.
Your friends and family will only be able to visit you for short periods while you're being treated, so they aren't exposed to radiation. Once the wires have been taken out, there'll be no radioactivity left behind, so you'll be completely safe to go home.
Under a general anaesthetic, thin hollow tubes are put into your breast, and radioactive wires passed down them. These are usually left in place for a few days.
Your friends and family will only be able to visit you for short periods while you're being treated, so they aren't exposed to radiation. Once the wires have been taken out, there'll be no radioactivity left behind, so you'll be completely safe to go home.
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