Stereotactic radiosurgery preferred method of treating cancer patients with brain metastases
Tuesday, October 6, 2009 - 10:07
in Health & Medicine
Cancer patients who receive stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT) for the treatment of metastatic brain tumors have more than twice the risk of developing learning and memory problems than those treated with SRS alone, according to researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.