High Prevalence of Cancer and Approval and Launch of Signal MRI Markers Brachytherapy Market
Brachytherapy, the name given to the treatment of cancer using radiation has been around since the 1970's when it was discovered that patients who had high levels of melatonin in their blood showed an increased rate of response to radiation. The theory behind this phenomenon was that the patient's body was producing an excess of the hormone. The theory was that this hormone was responsible for the patient's sensitivity to radiation. Brachytherapy is essentially the same procedure but instead of radiation being applied to the affected area, it is applied to the skin. Instead of being applied to the skin, it is often applied directly to the tissue of the internal organs in order to achieve better results. Market Dynamics High prevalence of cancer is expected to propel the growth of the brachytherapy market . For instance, according to the American Cancer Society, in 2019, there will be an estimated 1,762,450 new cancer cases diagnosed and 606,880 cancer deaths in the U....