After mastectomy, breast cancer patients who receive radiation treatment to the lymph nodes located behind the breast bone do not live longer than those who do not receive radiation to this hard-to-treat area, according to a... [read full story]
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American Society for Radiation Oncology During radiation therapy, a beam of radiation is directed through the skin into the cancer and the surrounding area, to make sure the tumour is destroyed and no nearby cancer cells...
Three-week course comparable to six-week treatment, researchers find WEDNESDAY, Nov. 4 (HealthDay News) -- A shorter, more intense course of whole-breast radiation works as well as the traditional six-week course, at least for...
CHICAGO, Nov. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- According to a study presented November 4, 2009, at the 51st Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), a shortened, more intensive course of radiation...
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A shorter, five-week course of radiation treatment that delivers higher doses of radiation in fewer sessions, known as hypofractionation, appears to be just as effective and as safe in reducing the risk of prostate cancer from...
CHICAGO (MedPage Today) -- Short-term androgen deprivation therapy significantly improved survival when added to radiation therapy for intermediate-risk prostate cancer, data from a large, multicenter clinical trial showed.
CHICAGO (MedPage Today) -- Radiation therapy after lymphadenectomy significantly reduced the risk of recurrence in patients with high-risk melanoma, according to a first-of-its-kind randomized clinical trial.
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