The newest study of America's radiation oncology workforce finds that gender and race gaps have narrowed slightly, although persistent and growing geographic disparities point to a need for more equity in access to radiation ...
Apr 4, 2019
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(HealthDay)—The current standard of care (SOC) for advanced cervical cancer—external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) and chemotherapy in combination with brachytherapy—provides significantly higher overall survival over ...
Mar 25, 2019
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In conjunction with Patient Safety Awareness Week, the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) published an update today to its framework for safe and effective radiation therapy treatment.
Mar 13, 2019
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Researchers from the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center have found that a genetic mutation seen in about half of all brain tumors produces a response that prevents radiation treatment from working. Altering that response ...
Feb 13, 2019
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The first report from a phase II, multi-center clinical trial indicates that a newer, more aggressive form of radiation therapy—stereotactic radiation—can extend long-term survival for some patients with stage-IV cancers ...
Jan 31, 2019
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A clinical-scientific team specializing in head-and-neck cancer has identified a way to manipulate metabolism to potentially curb skin fibrosis—a common side effect of radiotherapy affecting quality of life of cancer survivors.
Jan 7, 2019
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A new drug designed to make radiotherapy more effective in treating cancer has been given to patients while they are receiving radiation and shown to be safe, according to research presented today (Wednesday) at the 30th ...
Nov 14, 2018
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Two recent studies find advances in radiation therapy are helping to prolong or improve the lives of people with anal cancer, including those whose cancer has advanced to stage IV. Both studies were published in the International ...
Nov 8, 2018
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Proton therapy treatment for pediatric brain tumor patients is associated with better neurocognitive outcomes compared to X-ray radiation therapy according to a study presented at the American Society for Radiation Oncology ...
Nov 5, 2018
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A highly sensitive blood test that detects minute traces of cancer-specific DNA has been shown to accurately determine whether patients with HPV-related oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) are free from cancer following ...
Oct 23, 2018
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