Oncology & Cancer
Pelvis-targeting radiotherapy safe for prostate cancer patients
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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Oncology & Cancer
Lung cancer treatment could be having negative health effect on hearts
Radiotherapy treatment for lung cancer could have a negative effect on the health of your heart new research has found.
Sep 25, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
New referral pathway cuts palliative radiotherapy wait
(HealthDay)—Use of an advanced practice radiation therapist (APRT) may help reduce radiotherapy waiting times for palliative patients, according to a study published Aug. 29 in the Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences.
Sep 7, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Patient profile impacts QOL with radiation Tx in head, neck cancer
(HealthDay)—There are patient characteristics and clinical factors independently associated with physical and mental quality of life (QOL) in patients with head and neck cancer undergoing radiotherapy, according to a study ...
Aug 11, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Targeted radiotherapy limits side effects of breast cancer treatment
Breast cancer patients who have radiotherapy targeted at the original tumour site experience fewer side effects five years after treatment than those who have whole breast radiotherapy, and their cancer is just as unlikely ...
Aug 2, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Phase II study: Radiotherapy dose increase to hypoxic NSCLC lesions
Fluorine-18 (18F)-fluoromisonidazole (FMISO) is a positron emission tomography (PET) radiotracer that is widely used to diagnose hypoxia (insufficient oxygen supply to tissue), and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients ...
Jul 10, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Advanced radiotherapy improves lung cancer survival rates
A 10-year University of Manchester and Christie NHS Foundation Trust study which used advanced radiotherapy techniques in patients with limited-stage small cell lung cancer (SCLC) has achieved the best survival rates and ...
Jul 4, 2017
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Neuroscience
Study describes changes to structural brain networks after radiotherapy for brain tumors
Researchers compared the thickness of brain cortex in patients with brain tumors before and after radiation therapy was applied and found significant dose-dependent changes in the structural properties of cortical neural ...
Jun 26, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Improving radiotherapy for brain cancers
Dr Ross Carruthers has recently been awarded a CRUK Clinican Scientist Fellowship. A consultant radiation oncologist, now based at the University of Glasgow, he plans to investigate DNA damage response mechanisms in glioblastoma, ...
Jun 21, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Fat tissue may impede radiotherapy for breast cancer patients
According to research published online in The FASEB Journal, repeated irradiation of breast fat (also known as adipose tissue) produces an inflammatory response that ultimately reduces the efficiency of radiotherapy in breast ...
Jun 8, 2017
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