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Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness and Research Centre (ONJ, Melbourne, Victoria) clinicians began using their new Geneva™ Universal Gynecological Applicator in October 2020 and in a very short time it became the clinic’s preferred applicator for patients with cervical cancer – accounting for three out of every four treatments. According to ONJ radiation oncologist Dr. Carminia…
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Thanks to the UK National Health Service’s extensive screening programs for cervical cancer, the country’s incidence of advanced cases is relatively low—most brachytherapy centers will have a suitable applicator for the majority of cervical cancer patients needing treatment. But for patients whose cancer has spread to the parametrium and beyond, gynecological brachytherapy applicators that enable…
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