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Date:10/8/2008

, Virginia Hospital Center is the only medical facility in Northern Virginia offering this cutting-edge procedure. The procedure is used exclusively in women who have undergone breast conservation therapy (lumpectomy) as opposed to mastectomy. To qualify for APBI, candidates must be 45 years or older with a single, small tumor (less than 3 cm in diameter), no evidence of metastasis, and a tumor cavity that is surrounded by a good margin of healthy tissue.

Women with multiple tumors or cancers that have extended into the lymph nodes are more likely to benefit from standard whole breast external beam radiation, which delivers a uniform dose to the entire affected area following mastectomy or lumpectomy. This approach may be used in combination with intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), which subsequently delivers targeted higher doses of radiation to known "hot spots" in the breast.

A current national clinical trial is investigating potential future applications of APBI in younger women, for the treatment of multiple tumors, and cases where cancer has spread to the lymph nodes.

About Virginia Hospital Center:

For over 60 years, Virginia Hospital Center has provided exceptional medical services to the Washington metropolitan area. Virginia Hospital Center's new $150 million state-of-the-art facility offers comprehensive healthcare and multiple Centers of Excellence including Cardiology & Cardiovascular Surgery, Neuroscience, Oncology, Women & Infant Health and Urology. Growing service lines include Executive Health and the only Lung Cancer Center in Northern Virginia. Virginia Hospital Center is a teaching hospital, long-associated with Georgetown University's School of Medicine, and accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) and Licensed by the Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Health. For additional information, please visit

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