CyberKnife®
is an option for inoperable or
surgically complex tumors. Extremely accurate targeting means higher doses of radiation can be used, offering patients a better chance for cure, with little to no surrounding tissue damage. In addition, it reduces treatment time from five to eight weeks to one to five days and patients can undergo their treatments on an outpatient basis, without disrupting their daily activities. “What is so exciting and unique about this technology is its uncanny accuracy,” says Dr. Shankar. “This precision allows us to go where a surgeon would not dare to venture, and where other radiosurgery and conventional radiation systems would not be able to deliver a useful dose without risking damage to healthy tissue and organs. With the CyberKnife®
, we can deliver a dose that is effective
and offer real hope to patients who previously had few, if any, treatment options.”
ACADEMIC RESEARCH IN A COMMUNITY SETTING CCCB’s medical oncology team is actively involved
HIGH-TECH CANCER FIGHTERS w ]
Cancer Care Centers of Brevard uses the CyberKnife®
Radiosurgery
system to treat tumors. This system delivers hundreds of beams of focused radiation from up to 200 different angles, destroying tumors with sub-millimeter accuracy without an incision. Surrounding tissue damage and recovery times are significantly reduced using the CyberKnife®
.
Today, radiation oncology is providing some of the most exciting and promising developments in the treatment of cancer. Advances in technology – Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) and Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT), High-Dose Rate Brachytherapy, Prostate Seed Implantation, Stereotactic Radiosurgery and 3-D treatment planning – are resulting in increased use of radiation in cancer treatments with potentially enhanced outcomes for many people diagnosed with cancer. CCCB is the first and only cancer treatment
facility in Brevard County to provide patients access to the CyberKnife® CyberKnife®
Radiosurgery system. is used to treat tumors of the body
and brain with sub-millimeter accuracy using state-of-the-art robotics and real-time tumor tracking. Consisting of a robotic arm system that continuously tracks, detects and corrects for tumor and patient movement throughout the treatment, CyberKnife®
in groundbreaking research of novel therapies for the prevention and treatment of all forms of cancer. In addition, it offers FDA-approved university-standard chemotherapy protocols, as well as an experienced multidisciplinary team including oncology certified nurses. The center prides itself on its coordinated patient care with primary care physicians, surgeons, specialists, home-health agencies, I.V. infusion companies and hospice care. “To provide our patients with high quality care,
we will work together as a highly trained team to research, diagnose and treat a wide variety of cancers,” says Dr. Palermo. “We have the unique ability to combine compassionate care, academic research and education to cancer patients in our community and throughout Florida.”
GIVING BACK TO THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST Founded in 1993 by Dr. Charles, CCCF was
established to assist the countless number of people within its served communities who have been touched by cancer. As a non-profit organization that strives to provide comprehensive patient and family support services, community outreach and education, CCCF is widely recognized for its outstanding efforts in assisting patients and their loved ones to more effectively cope with cancer. A diagnosis of cancer can change a person’s life
delivers hundreds
of beams of focused radiation from up to 200 different angles. These focused beams of radiation destroy a tumor with sub-millimeter accuracy without making a single incision. The range of motion that is possible with this advanced technology offers a greater number of treatment positions with fewer side effects and better clinical outcomes.
forever. It affects the entire mind, body and soul. CCCF’s goal is to help each patient and those impacted by their diagnosis by providing access to financial assistance, support groups, education, and medical and research programs. “Our patients are our family, and just like any family member, we will do anything and everything in our power to provide them the assistance necessary to help them every step of the way,” says Dr. Charles. “We will never turn our backs on a patient who needs our help, and we will never stop advocating for their right to live cancer free.”
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