Archive: 26/09/2016
Hypofractionated RT can reduce treatment time by one-third with comparable QOL for prostate cancer patients
For men with early stage, low-risk prostate cancer, treatment with hypofractionated radiation therapy (RT) offers comparable health-related quality of life outcomes in one-third less treatment time than conventional RT, according ...
Sep 26, 2016
Intermediate risk prostate cancer may be well controlled with brachytherapy alone
For men with intermediate risk prostate cancer, radiation treatment with brachytherapy alone can result in similar cancer control with fewer long-term side effects, when compared to more aggressive treatment that combines ...
Sep 26, 2016
Shortened radiation therapy offers similar quality of life for low-risk prostate cancer patients
Low-risk prostate cancer patients may be able to undergo a shortened course of radiation therapy that cuts treatment by weeks and offers comparable outcomes and quality of life results as those who undergo longer treatment ...
Sep 26, 2016
Teen girls with a family history of breast cancer do not experience increased depression or anxiety
More and more girls are expected to have to confront breast cancer fears as modern genomics technology makes it easier to detect strong risk factors such as inherited BRCA1/2 mutations. But a new study shows that adolescent ...
Sep 26, 2016