Brachytherapy is a form of radiation delivered directly into a tumor by placing radioactive sources, or seeds, in a carefully calculated pattern to destroy cancer cells while minimizing damage to the surrounding tissue. High Dose Brachytherapy is mainly performed outpatient, requires only a few treatments, and the patient is not radioactive when they leave.

Many factors can lead to chronic kidney disease, including diabetes, cancer, heart disease, and high blood pressure. Because there are little or no symptoms, you might not realize you have kidney disease until the condition is advanced.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United State in both men and women; but women may have different symptoms than men.