CyberKnife Center of Miami Blog

If you’ve been diagnosed with cancer, there are different treatment options to consider. Of course, choosing the right one is the key to a swift and effective recovery.

Cancer can be a difficult disease to deal with. Fortunately, there are a lot of treatment options available that can work together to eliminate cancer so patients can continue to live long, healthy, and happy lives.

Each CyberKnife treatment usually lasts for about 30-50 minutes and is cost effective with a success rate of 98% in such complicated tumors.

Getting a diagnosis of cancer is scary, and finding out that your treatment options are limited is not something that any patient wants to face.

The effects of radiosurgery occur gradually and over a period of time. The timeframe can range from days, months, or years depending on the medical condition targeted. Some tumors dissolve slower than others and eventually disappear, while others simply stop growing and present no further cell activity. After treatment, patients typically are asked to get periodic imaging (CT scan or MRI) of their tumor(s) so that their physician can monitor the effectiveness of the radiation treatment.