New clinical-trial findings provide further evidence that combining chemotherapy with radiation therapy is the best treatment for people with a low-grade form of brain cancer. The findings come from a phase II study co-led ...
Mar 10, 2015
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Meeting with a medical physicist who can explain how radiation therapy is planned and delivered reduces patient anxiety and increases patient satisfaction throughout the treatment process, according to a new study published ...
Oct 23, 2022
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Cancer patients who miss two or more radiation therapy sessions have a worse outcome than fully compliant patients, investigators at Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care (MECCC) and Albert Einstein College of Medicine's ...
Feb 9, 2016
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Rural residence is associated with both radiation treatment (RT) nonadherence and poorer overall survival among cancer patients, according to a study recently published in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, ...
Aug 24, 2022
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The NRG Oncology and the American College of Radiology Network (ACRIN) multicenter, phase II trial, NRG-RTOG 1106/ACRIN 6697, is the first randomized trial to demonstrate the feasibility and safety of performing adaptive ...
Jan 29, 2021
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A form of radiotherapy targeting the pelvis is safe for men with advanced localised prostate cancer, according to a new study.
Sep 27, 2017
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A new analysis of the U.S. radiation oncology workforce projects a relative balance between the supply of radiation oncologists and the demand for radiation therapy services through 2030.
Mar 8, 2023
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Researchers from Queen's University Belfast have discovered a new way to predict the aggressiveness and future behavior of prostate cancers.
Oct 14, 2019
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(HealthDay)—Stereotactic ablative radiation therapy (SABR) for recurrent oligometastatic cancer is a feasible and tolerable treatment option, according to a phase 2 study published in the January issue of the International ...
Feb 26, 2019
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New research finds improvement in overall survival rates among men with aggressive prostate cancer who were treated with radiation at a facility that frequently performs that treatment.
Mar 16, 2016
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