A Louisville cancer center will be the first in the state to offer a one-day surgery and radiation treatment for early-stage breast cancer patients.
A local oncologist said the treatment will be a “game changer” for breast cancer patients as it will minimize side effects from radiation, save time and money, and increase the number of women who will seek treatment.
The James Graham Brown Cancer Center, operated by KentuckyOne Health and the University of Louisville, will treat its first patients with the new procedure, called intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT,) this week.
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