Oncology & Cancer
Study finds medical students receive little formal instruction in radiation oncology
Medical school students receive little formal instruction in radiation oncology, a Loyola study has found.
Mar 22, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Higher doses of radiation don't improve survival in prostate cancer
A new study shows that higher doses of radiation do not improve survival for many patients with prostate cancer, compared with the standard radiation treatment. The analysis, which included 104 radiation therapy oncology ...
Mar 15, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
ASTRO issues clinical guideline for whole breast radiation therapy
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) today issued a new clinical guideline for the use of whole breast radiation therapy for breast cancer that expands the population of patients recommended to receive accelerated ...
Mar 12, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Markups for oncology services vary at the hospital level
(HealthDay)—There is significant variation in markup of outpatient oncology services across hospitals in the United States, according to a study published online Feb. 17 in the American Journal of Managed Care.
Mar 5, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Cutting off cervical cancer's fuel supply stymies tumors
Cancer therapies have improved—in some cases dramatically—over the past two decades, but treatment for cervical cancer has remained largely unchanged. All patients receive radiation and chemotherapy, yet despite the aggressive ...
Feb 14, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Black patients more likely to be excluded from prostate cancer trials
Clinical trials can offer patients access to cutting-edge treatments with the potential to extend their survival and shape the standard of care in the future. As of last year, more than 400 prostate cancer clinical trials ...
Feb 8, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Adding crizotinib to radiation therapy may help preserve hearing in patients with NF2
Adding the targeted cancer therapy drug crizotinib to radiation therapy for tumors associated with the genetic disorder neurofibromatosis 2 (NF2) may reduce the hearing damage that can be exacerbated by radiotherapy. A Massachusetts ...
Feb 5, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Short-course radiation treatment is safe and effective for skin cancer
A recent Penn State College of Medicine physician's study review suggests that shorter courses of radiation are preferable to longer ones for older patients receiving treatment for slow-growing skin cancers.
Jan 30, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Mortality of surgery vs. targeted radiation in early lung cancer patients
A University of Colorado Cancer Center study published today in the Journal of Clinical Oncology explores mortality in the window following the use of surgery or focused radiation to treat early-stage lung cancer. The study ...
Jan 19, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Small-cell lung cancer patients face barriers to receiving standard-of-care treatment
Despite decades of clinical research establishing chemotherapy with thoracic radiation as the standard-of-care for the initial management of non-metastatic small-cell lung cancer (SCLC), a large percentage of U.S. patients ...
Jan 4, 2018
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