Posts by: Charles Moore

Charles Moore

Charles Moore is a syndicated columnist for several major Canadian print newspapers and the Science and Research Section editor for CF News Today.

May 20, 2016

1 Million Patients Treated with Leksell Gamma Knife Surgery — a Milestone for Elekta

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World neurosurgery leaders gathered in Amsterdam May 15-19 for the 18th International Leksell Gamma Knife Society Meeting. The annual conference is dedicated to Gamma Knife surgery in the treatment of ... Read more

April 20, 2015April 20, 2015

Elekta To Deliver Advanced Cancer Management Solutions To Providence Health & Services

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Stockholm, Sweden based Elekta AB has announced that it will provide Providence Health & Services of Renton, Washington, with multiple Elekta cancer management solutions, including radiation therapy systems and upgrades, ... Read more

April 16, 2015April 16, 2015

Gold Nanoparticles Enhance Cancer-Killing Radiation Efficiency; Reduce Side-Effects

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Researchers at Brown University and the University of Rhode Island (URI) at Kingston, RI, have demonstrated what promises to be a more precise method for targeting radiation therapy specifically to cancer ... Read more

April 2, 2015April 2, 2015

MUSC Hollings Cancer Center Treats 1,000th Gamma Knife Stereotactic Radiosurgery Patient

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The Medical University of South Carolina’s Neurosciences Gamma Knife Center service at the Hollings Cancer Center in Charleston passed a milestone on March 25th with the treatment of its 1,000th ... Read more

March 19, 2015March 19, 2015

ARTFORCE Developing Innovative Radiation Treatment For Improving Head And Neck Cancer Outcomes

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ARTFORCE (“Adaptive and innovative Radiation Treatment FOR improving Cancer patients treatment outcomE”), a consortium of top clinical centers and small and medium-sized enterprises (SME’s) in Europe aimed at improving outcomes ... Read more

March 3, 2015March 3, 2015

Watching Tumors Die, Close Up, In Real Time

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Diagnosing and treating cancer is less straightforward than it once seemed to be. For example, time was that cancer of the breast was breast cancer, for which doctors had only ... Read more

February 16, 2015February 16, 2015

UK Scientists Use Sound Waves To Heat-treat Cancer Pain

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In a major clinical trial, scientists at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust — a specialist cancer treatment hospital in London — are ... Read more

December 1, 2014December 2, 2014

Phase-2 Study Investigator Excited About Potential Benefits Of RTA 408 Breast Cancer Therapy Radiation Dermatitis Lotion

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Several months ago, Irving, Texas based biotech firm Reata Pharmaceuticals announced the enrollment of the first patient in a Phase 2 dose-ranging study examining the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of ... Read more

November 18, 2014November 18, 2014

Study Finds Cannabis Extract/Radiotherapy Combo Can Make Some Brain Cancer Tumors “Virtually Disappear”

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Cannabis extracts can have dramatic effects on brain cancer, according to new research out of St. George’s, University of London, U.K. Scientists at the university have discovered that when certain constituents ... Read more

September 25, 2014September 25, 2014

High-Dose Radiation Not The Best Therapy Choice For Localized Prostate Cancer, According to Study

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Medscape’s Nick Mulcahy reports (“High-Dose RT Is a ‘Conundrum’ in Localized Prostate Cancer” Medscape. Sep 24, 2014.) that according to a commentator at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) 56th Annual Meeting, ... Read more