Study: Prostate cancer focal therapy is cost-effective and may improve patient outcomes
Minimally invasive focal therapies for prostate cancer are associated with a lower overall cost and improved quality of life for patients.
Nov 24, 2023
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Minimally invasive focal therapies for prostate cancer are associated with a lower overall cost and improved quality of life for patients.
Nov 24, 2023
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Researchers have used methods from high-performance computing to significantly reduce the time it takes to reconstruct images acquired through four-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging (4D-MRI), a leading-edge, high-quality ...
Oct 30, 2023
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Patients who have undergone pelvic radiotherapy may live with low-grade chronic inflammation of the lower intestine 20 years after the treatment. This has been shown in a study by researchers at the University of Gothenburg ...
Sep 28, 2023
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NPL scientists have worked on a range of projects that are set to significantly improve the accuracy of a type of radiotherapy treatment called proton beam radiotherapy. The benefits of this therapy include more precise targeting ...
Sep 1, 2023
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A 67-year old patient presenting with esophageal cancer has been treated at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI with a form of radiation provided by protons, i.e., positively charged particles. This is the first time this type ...
Aug 16, 2023
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A new research paper was published in Oncotarget, titled, "Effectiveness and toxicity of cetuximab with concurrent RT in locally advanced cutaneous squamous cell skin cancer: a case series."
Jul 14, 2023
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Treatment times for radiotherapy could be reduced for some early breast cancer patients, according to a trial led by University of Cambridge and The Institute of Cancer Research, London.
Jul 3, 2023
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Results from the NRG Oncology NRG-RTOG 0232 clinical trial adding external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) to brachytherapy (BT) in men with intermediate-risk prostate cancer indicate that there was no improvement in freedom from ...
Jun 15, 2023
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Should patients over the age of 70 with head and neck cancer receive aggressive combined radiotherapy and chemotherapy? This is a controversial issue among patients, their families and health professionals. A large-scale ...
Apr 26, 2023
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Cancer patients referred for radiotherapy with a psychiatric disorder (PD) receive similar radiotherapy schedules as those without PD but have worse overall survival, according to a study published in the May issue of Clinical ...
Apr 21, 2023
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