RICHMOND, Va. — May is Brain Tumor Awareness Month. For thousands of patients and families each year, a brain tumor diagnosis can be life-changing, making access to advanced effective treatment especially important.VCU Massey Comprehensive CancerCenter, one of only two NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in Virginia, is helping move care forward withone of the first next-generation brachytherapy treatments for brain tumors.
We were joined by Dr. Ryan Cleary, a neurosurgeon with VCU Health, to help us understand what this new treatment option means for patients.
What is this new brain tumor treatment, and how is it different?…