Is Internal radiation therapy Safe in Breastfeeding

I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use Internal radiation therapy? Is Internal radiation therapy safe for nursing mother and child? Does Internal radiation therapy extracts into breast milk? Does Internal radiation therapy has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can Internal radiation therapy influence milk supply or can Internal radiation therapy decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?

• DrLact safety Score for Internal radiation therapy is 5 out of 8 which is considered Unsafe as per our analyses.
• A safety Score of 5 indicates that usage of Internal radiation therapy may cause serious side effects in breastfed baby.
• Our study of different scientific research indicates that Internal radiation therapy may cause moderate to high side effects or may affect milk supply in lactating mother.
• Our suggestion is to use safer alternate options rather than using Internal radiation therapy .
• It is recommended to evaluate the advantage of not breastfeeding while using Internal radiation therapy Vs not using Internal radiation therapy And continue breastfeeding.
• While using Internal radiation therapy Its must to monitor child for possible reactions. It is also important to understand that side effects vary largely based on age of breastfed child and time of medication in addition to dosage.
• Score calculated using the DrLact safety Version 1.2 model, this score ranges from 0 to 8 and measures overall safety of drug in lactation. Scores are primarily calculated using publicly available case studies, research papers, other scientific journals and publically available data.

La radioterapia, sola o asociada a quimioterapia y cirugía, se utiliza en el tratamiento del cáncer. Consiste en irradiar para destruir las células cancerosas con rayos x de alta energía o haces de protones (ASCO 2016). Puede ser externa o de haz externo, cuando se administra desde un aparato externo al cuerpo, o interna o braquiterapia, cuando se introduce material radioactivo dentro del cuerpo, en el tumor o tejido circundante. Este artículo se refiere a la RADIOTERAPIA INTERNA o braquiterapia. En ella, la radiación está dentro del organismo; el paciente emite radiación desde el dispositivo insertado o administrado internamente (ASCO 2016), por lo que no se debe entrar en contacto cercano (menos de 2 metros) ni tener contacto durante más de 5 minutos con niños o mujeres embarazadas durante 2 meses si es un implante permanente o desde unos minutos a unos días (consultar con el radioterapéuta) en caso de radioterapia interna temporal (ASCO 2016). Estas mediadas van hacer posponer la lactancia de modo directo o impedirla si el tiempo de interrupción necesario es excesivo. Si se decide continuar con la lactancia después de una interrupción, durante la misma hay que extraer la leche (para mantener la producción); esta leche, que no es radioactiva, se puede administrar al lactante por otra persona diferente a la madre y/o congelar si sobrase.