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The Cancer Treatment You’ll Rarely Hear About
Reported by Alecia Venkataraman, Toni Mitchell, Samuel Means
- Published: Oct 10, 2025, 8:31 PM EDT
- Updated: Dec 8, 2025, 2:53 PM EST
- Filed from: ["United States"]
- Duration: 30 sec
- Views: 14
Some U.S. breast cancer patients can get a single-dose radiation right after tumor removal. It’s faster, gentler, and cheaper, but most hospitals still rarely offer it.
Credits
- Alecia VenkataramanCreative Director / Producer & Writer/staff/aleciavenk
- Toni MitchellReporter & Newsroom Manager/staff/toni-mitchell
- Samuel MeansVideo Editor/staff/samuel-means
- Henry ChandlerStudio Character / Actor/staff/henry-chandler
- Rachel CapuanoPublisher / Studio Character /staff/rachel-capuano
Transcript
Tumor is out.
Margins are clear.
This is intraoperative radiation, one dose right after surgery.
No daily radiation treatments, no burns, no damage to the heart or lungs.
It costs less, it's faster, and it's easier on the body.
Ma'am, ASTRO doesn't recommend it,
Not outside of clinical trials.
You still won't see it much, not because it doesn't work, because it doesn't pay as much.































