News tagged with radiation therapy
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Surgeons recreate eggs in vitro to treat infertility
Regenerative-medicine researchers have moved a promising step closer to helping infertile, premenopausal women produce enough eggs to become pregnant. Today, surgeons at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center's Institute for ...
Surgery
Oct 02, 2012 |
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PET predicts early response to treatment for head and neck cancer patients
Determining the optimal treatment course and predicting outcomes may get easier in the future for patients with head and neck sqaumous cell carcinomas (HNSCCs) with the use of an investigational imaging agent. Research published ...
Cancer
Oct 01, 2012 |
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Noninvasive measurement enables use of IFP as potential biomarker for tumor aggressiveness
Researchers validated a method of noninvasive imaging that provides valuable information about interstitial fluid pressure of solid tumors and may aid in the identification of aggressive tumors, according to the results of ...
Cancer
Oct 01, 2012 |
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Surgeons use woman's own tissue to rebuild ear lost to cancer
(Medical Xpress)—In a series of a half-dozen operations spanning 20 months, surgeons at Johns Hopkins have successfully reconstructed the entire ear and part of the skull of a 42-year-old woman from Bel ...
Surgery
Sep 27, 2012 |
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Oropharyngeal cancer patients with human papillomavirus have more robust response to radiation therapy
(Medical Xpress)—UC Davis cancer researchers have discovered significant differences in radiation-therapy response among patients with oropharyngeal cancer depending on whether they carry the human papillomavirus (HPV), ...
Cancer
Sep 25, 2012 |
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Cell death discovery suggests new ways to protect female fertility
Melbourne researchers have identified a new way of protecting female fertility, offering hope to women whose fertility may be compromised by the side-effects of cancer therapy or by premature menopause.
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Sep 22, 2012 |
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Orangutan's cancer treatment similar to humans
(AP)—Peanut is an 8-year-old orangutan and a star attraction at Miami's Jungle Island. These days she's also got a team of cancer doctors huddling around her, watching as the chemo drip flows into her veins.
Cancer
Sep 17, 2012 |
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Fasting makes brain tumors more vulnerable to radiation therapy
A new study from USC researchers is the first to show that controlled fasting improves the effectiveness of radiation therapy in cancer treatments, extending life expectancy in mice with aggressive brain tumors.
Cancer
Sep 11, 2012 |
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Brain radiation after lung cancer treatment reduces risk of cancer spreading
Stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients treated with surgery and/or radiation therapy have a significantly reduced risk of developing brain metastases if they also receive prophylactic cranial irradiation (PCI); ...
Cancer
Sep 06, 2012 |
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Stage I NSCLC patients who receive radiation therapy are surviving longer
Stage I, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients who received radiation therapy have an increased median survival of 21 months compared to 16 months, and the percentage of patients who receive no treatment declined from ...
Cancer
Sep 06, 2012 |
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Stem-cell-protecting drug could prevent the harmful side effects of radiation therapy
Radiation therapy is one of the most widely used cancer treatments, but it often damages normal tissue and can lead to debilitating conditions. A class of drugs known as mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitors can ...
Cancer
Sep 06, 2012 |
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Face-down position may be safer during radiation for breast cancer: study
(HealthDay)—Changing the position of a patient while receiving radiation therapy for breast cancer may reduce the later risks of heart and lung problems, according to a new study.
Cancer
Sep 06, 2012 |
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Married lung cancer patients survive longer than single patients after treatment
Married patients with locally advanced lung cancer are likely to survive longer after treatment than patients who are single, according to a study by researchers at the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum ...
Cancer
Sep 06, 2012 |
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Taking breaks from prostate cancer hormone therapy seems safe: study
(HealthDay)—Stop-and-start hormone-deprivation therapy for localized prostate cancer doesn't shorten overall survival compared to continuous treatments, and yields fewer side effects such as impotence and ...
Cancer
Sep 05, 2012 |
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Potential drug for treating deadly brain cancer
(Medical Xpress)—A*STAR scientists have identified a biomarker of the most lethal form of brain tumours in adults − glioblastoma multiforme. The scientists found that by targeting this biomarker and depleting ...
Cancer
Sep 04, 2012 |
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