Oncology & Cancer
Quality of life meets cure for prostate cancer treatment
Remember the game Operation? You need to carefully remove the body part without nicking the sides or the buzzer will sound.
May 11, 2016
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Surgery
Radiotherapy during surgery could save millions of travel miles and tons of CO2
One targeted dose of radiotherapy given during surgery to remove early stage breast cancer could save millions of travel miles, enough CO2 emissions for a 100 hectare forest, and free up thousands of hours of women's time, ...
May 9, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Breakthrough technology offers new treatment for patients with hard-to-reach tumors
An enormous high tech machine is providing new hope to patients across the country with inoperable tumors. Proton therapy is a precise radiation technique that reduces the side effects often accompanied by traditional treatment ...
May 4, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Simple measurement method improves accuracy in proton beam therapy
Proton beams are new high-precision weapons in the fight against cancer. However, uncertainty with regard to the range of the beams has prevented the full exploitation of the potential of this method until now. Researchers ...
Sep 22, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Medicare to list 30-minute breast cancer treatment
An innovative radiotherapy technique that has the potential to revolutionise the treatment of early breast cancer will become available and affordable for all eligible women under Medicare from tomorrow.
Aug 31, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
New survey shows 36-percent increase in pediatric patients treated with proton therapy
Results from a new nationwide survey announced today indicate a steady increase in the number of pediatric patients who are being treated with proton radiation therapy for cancerous and non-cancerous tumors.
May 24, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
New study finds that proton therapy has fewer side effects in esophageal cancer patients
New research by scientists at the University of Maryland School of Medicine has found that esophageal cancer patients treated with proton therapy experienced significantly less toxic side effects than patients treated with ...
May 22, 2015
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Neuroscience
Anti-epilepsy drug preserves brain function after stroke
New research suggests that an already-approved drug could dramatically reduce the debilitating impact of strokes, which affect nearly a million Americans every year.
Feb 4, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Smoking may increase risks for patients being treated for prostate cancer
Among patients with prostate cancer, those who smoke have increased risks of experiencing side effects from treatment and of developing future cancer recurrences, or even dying from prostate cancer. The findings, which are ...
Jan 27, 2015
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Medical research
Electron-beam technology a better way to sanitize Ebola waste?
Dr. Suresh D. Pillai doesn't want to sensationalize the use of electron beam technology by solely talking about using it to sanitize ebola virus contaminated equipment and wastewater.
Nov 11, 2014
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