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September 15, 2014

Study Shows Radiation Therapy with Concurrent Chemotherapy After Surgery Is An Effective Treatment for Patients with High-Risk Endometrial Cancer

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In a recent study entitled “A Phase 2 Trial of Radiation Therapy With Concurrent Paclitaxel Chemotherapy After Surgery in Patients With High-Risk Endometrial Cancer: A Korean Gynecologic Oncology Group Study” ... Read more

September 10, 2014

Researchers Offer New Insights Into Radiotherapy Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer

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In a study entitled “Inter-observer variability of clinical target volume delineation in radiotherapy treatment of pancreatic cancer: a multi-institutional contouring experience” published in the Radiation Oncology journal, a team of ... Read more

September 8, 2014September 8, 2014

Optimal Radiation Regimen For Breast Cancer Patients Revealed in New Study

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New study results that were recently presented at this year’s Breast Cancer Symposium in San Francisco by University of Louisville’s vice chair and associate professor of radiation oncology Dr. Anthony Dragun reveal a ... Read more

September 5, 2014September 5, 2014

COMARE’S Report Points To An Increase in CT Scans

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The number of computer tomography scans — more commonly known as “CT scans” — has grown in the last year (from 2013 a 2014) up to five million exams, highlighted ... Read more

September 4, 2014October 16, 2014

Radiotherapy Less Morbid Than Dissection in Breast Cancer Treatment, According to Study

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Results from the international, prospective, multicenter, randomized Phase III AMAROS (After Mapping of the Axilla: Radiotherapy Or Surgery?) trial were presented at the 2014 annual meeting of the American Society ... Read more

September 1, 2014

New Molecular Target Involved in Triple Negative Breast Cancer to Radiation Therapy Resistance Identified

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What causes cells to become mutated and develop into cancer can also be used as a form of cancer therapy. DNA damage, when incorrectly repaired, leads to genomic instability and ... Read more

August 29, 2014August 29, 2014

Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Radiotherapy May Be at Risk of Second Primary Lung Cancer

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A team of researchers from Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark, conducted a nested case–control study of second lung cancer in breast cancer patients who received radiation therapy, to assess the effects of ... Read more

August 22, 2014August 22, 2014

Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation (APBI) Trial For Breast Cancer Shows Promise

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Positive cosmetic and toxicity results from a phase II study, entitled, “Non-invasive Image-guided Breast Brachytherapy (NIBB) for APBI,” were presented at the American Brachytherapy Society (ABS) meeting in San Diego. Breast ... Read more

August 21, 2014August 21, 2014

New Breast Cancer Screening Technology Benefits Women with Dense Breast Tissue

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Women who have dense breast tissue might have a difficult time in detecting breast cancer through mammograms, since both this type of tissue and tumor mass show up as white. ... Read more

August 18, 2014August 18, 2014

Single-Fraction Radiation Therapy Shown to Be Effective, Cost-Friendly in Treating Bone Metastases

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A recent study published in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics has shown that single-fraction radiation therapy (SFRT) for the palliative treatment of bone metastases can improve patients’ quality ... Read more