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.

September 16, 2014September 16, 2014

Radiation Therapy Does Not Increase Risk of Lymphedema in Node-Negative Breast Cancer According To Patient-Reported Data

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New research presented Sunday, September 14th at the American Society for Radiation Oncology’s (ASTRO’s) 56th Annual Meeting at San Francisco’s Moscone Center, indicates that radiation therapy (RT) does not increase incidence of ... Read more

September 12, 2014September 12, 2014

IBA and Philips Join Forces To Advance Diagnosis And Proton Therapy Cancer Treatment

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Ion Beam Applications S.A. (IBA) of Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium and Andover, Massachusetts, and Netherlands-based multinational Royal Philips, have announced an agreement to collaborate on developing more personalized diagnosis and therapy solutions ... Read more

September 3, 2014September 3, 2014

UK Hospital Submits First Order of C-RAD Catalyst System For Breast Cancer Radiation Treatment

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Swedish biotech firm C-RAD has received an order for the James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough, UK, which has chosen a C-RAD Catalyst System including software packages for Patient Positioning and ... Read more

September 2, 2014

International Manhunt For Five-Year-Old Cancer Patient Sparks Debate Over Proton Beam Therapy

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A five-year-old British boy with a major brain tumor and his parents became the object of an international manhunt, an Interpol arrest of the parents, an extradition proceeding, and a ... Read more

August 28, 2014August 29, 2014

Brainlab Develops First Patient Treatment With Radiosurgery Software for Multiple Brain Metastases

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Munich, Germany based biotech computer software and hardware developer Brainlab reports that its new Automatic Brain Metastases Planning Software (FDA clearance pending) has been clinically used to successfully deliver fast, ... Read more

August 26, 2014August 26, 2014

Radiation Therapy Gets Supercharged By Texas Supercomputer

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A research project at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston focused on tracking how much radiation is being delivered through the MRI-linac is using simulations on the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC)’s Lonestar supercomputer to ... Read more

August 20, 2014August 20, 2014

3D Printed Bolus Protects Cancer Patients During Radiation Therapy; Could Substantially Cut Treatment Costs

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A new research article by a team of Canadian researchers published in the American Association Of Physicists In Medicine‘s journal points to potential for 3D printers to soon become standard fixtures ... Read more

August 19, 2014November 13, 2014

New Study Tests Lotion To Treat Radiation Dermatitis in Breast Cancer Patients

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Irving, Texas based Reata Pharmaceuticals has announced enrollment of its first patient in a Phase 2 dose-ranging study examining the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of the company’s RTA 408 Lotion ... Read more

August 15, 2014August 15, 2014

Pharmaceutical Company Wins Key Patent For Novel Mucositis/Stomatitis Radiation Proctitis Products

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Dallas-based biopharmaceutical company Access Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has been notified by the Japan Patent Office that a patent for AccessPharma’s MuGard and ProctiGard products has been granted. The patent covers a ... Read more

August 5, 2014September 22, 2014

ZEB1 Protein Repairs DNA Damage in Breast Tumor Cells From Radiation Treatment, According To MD Anderson Researchers

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One of several types of protein that can generate cells with stem cell-like properties that have the ability to form diverse types of tissue is “zinc finger E-box binding homeobox,” ... Read more