For women diagnosed with early breast cancer, the long-term risk of developing a second primary cancer is low (around 2–3% greater than women in the general population), finds a study published in The BMJ.
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New research from the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA) demonstrates the accuracy of modern radiotherapy techniques used to treat cancer. The study is published in the Journal of Applied ...
Aug 25, 2025
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Head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC) are a group of cancers that affect cells in and around our mouth and nose. With 890,000 new cases and 450,000 deaths annually, HNSCC accounts for roughly 4.5% of cancer diagnoses ...
Jul 29, 2025
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Your thyroid gland may be small, but it plays a big role in keeping your body running. Located at the base of your neck where a bow tie would sit, this butterfly-shaped gland produces hormones that regulate your metabolism, ...
Jul 22, 2025
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Radiation therapy can promote the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) ligand amphiregulin, which increases growth of existing metastases in patients with advanced solid tumors, according to a study recently published ...
Jul 12, 2025
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In a newly published article in Nature Genetics, researchers from the University of Chicago have identified tumor aneuploidy—an imbalance in the number of chromosomes—as a powerful biomarker associated with resistance to ...
Jul 9, 2025
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In a clinical practice guideline issued by the American Society for Radiation Oncology and published online June 25 in Practical Radiation Oncology, updated recommendations are presented for the management of World Health ...
Jul 8, 2025
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Millions of people are affected by chronic dry mouth, or xerostomia, an agonizing side effect of damaged salivary glands. While chemotherapy and radiation treatment for head and neck cancer are the most common causes of this, ...
May 21, 2025
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A new trial of patients with advanced rectal cancer has found that the addition of immunotherapy treatment alongside extended radiotherapy led to better rates of remission.
May 9, 2025
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Presented at ESTRO 2025 in Vienna, Austria, a 10-year study involving over 4,000 UK patients confirms that a one-week course of post-surgery radiotherapy is just as safe and effective as the traditional three-week regimen ...
May 7, 2025
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