Oncology & Cancer

CRT may be preferred strategy for elderly with lung cancer

(HealthDay)—Chemoradiotherapy (CRT) is associated with survival benefit over chemotherapy (CT) alone for elderly patients with limited-stage small-cell lung cancer, according to a study published online Oct. 19 in the Journal ...

Oncology & Cancer

Expanding global access to radiotherapy

Queen's University researcher Timothy Hanna has co-authored a Lancet Oncology study that suggests as many as 90 per cent of people in low-income countries lack access to radiotherapy treatment. The lack of access to radiotherapy ...

Oncology & Cancer

ASCO: No benefit for immediate ADT after PSA-only relapse

(HealthDay)—For men with a prostate-specific antigen (PSA)-only-based relapse after prostate surgery or radiation therapy, there seems to be little or no survival benefit for immediate initiation of androgen deprivation ...

Oncology & Cancer

Benefit of aggressive prostate CA Tx weakens as comorbidity rises

(HealthDay)—For men with early-stage prostate cancer, the cancer-specific survival benefit associated with aggressive prostate cancer treatment is reduced with increasing comorbidity, according to a study published online ...

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