Analgesia in Intracavitary Cervical Brachytherapy Applications

Abstract

Intracavitary brachytherapy treatment has a very important role in patients with locally advanced cervical cancer. Brachytherapy is a very painful procedure, especially in patients in whom cervical opening cannot be achieved, and requires analgesia and immobilization. The American Brachytherapy Association (ABA) recommends the use of conscious sedation as much as possible in intracavitary high-doserate (HDR) applications of patients diagnosed with cervical cancer. In this review, we wanted to discuss the types and necessity of analgesia in the application of intracavitary brachytherapy in patients diagnosed with cervical cancer, which is an important health problem in our country.