Radiation is not often used to treat melanoma–but it is “very effective” in treating stage four metastatic patients who develop tiny tumors in the brain, says Dr. Anna Pavlick, Professor of Medicine and Dermatology at NYU Perlmutter Cancer Center. The radiation techniques typically used in these circumstances are stereotactic radiation and gamma knife radiation. The focused radiation targets the tumors, without affecting normal brain tissue or impairing cognitive function.
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Radiation is not often used to treat melanoma–but it is “very effective” in treating stage four metastatic patients who develop tiny tumors in the brain, says Dr. Anna Pavlick, Professor of Medicine and Dermatology at NYU Perlmutter Cancer Center. The radiation techniques typically used in these circumstances are stereotactic radiation and gamma knife radiation. The focused radiation targets the tumors, without affecting normal brain tissue or impairing cognitive function.
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Immunotherapy for melanoma does often work well–but the side effects do need to be considered.
Immunotherapy for melanoma does often work well–but the side effects do need to be considered.