Posts by: Daniela Semedo, PhD

Daniela Semedo, PhD

Daniela holds a PhD in Clinical Psychology from The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom, a MSc in Health Psychology and a BSc in Clinical Psychology. Her work has been focused on vulnerability to psychopathology and early identification and intervention in psychosis.

February 11, 2015February 11, 2015

Post Mastectomy Radiation Therapy Not Being Given to Women with Locally Advanced Breast Cancer, According to Study

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Guidelines from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) and the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) recommend post-mastectomy radiation therapy (PMRT) for women with N2/N3 breast cancer. However, according to ... Read more

January 27, 2015January 27, 2015

Mayo Clinic Study Evaluates Supplemental Screening in Women With Dense Breast Tissue

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Results from the study entitled “Molecular Breast Imaging at Reduced Radiation Dose for Supplemental Screening in Mammographically Dense Breasts”, were recently published in the American Journal of Roentgenology by Mayo Clinic researchers. ... Read more

January 14, 2015January 14, 2015

Radiation Therapy Treatment Improves Overall Survival Rates for Rectal Cancer Patients

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A new study examined secondary efficacy endpoints of preoperative radiation therapy (RT) in patients with advanced rectal cancer. The trial determined that patients who receive preoperative RT with irinotecan plus capecitabine ... Read more

December 22, 2014December 22, 2014

Study Finds Prostate Cancer Patients With Low Life Expectancies Receive Unnecessary Radiation Therapy

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A new study by a team of researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) published recently in the journal Cancer, indicates that over-treatment with radiation therapy and surgery in men with early-stage ... Read more

December 19, 2014December 19, 2014

Radiation Exposure Can be Reduced Through Real-Time Monitorization

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Results from The Radiation Reduction During Cardiac Catheterization Using Real-Time Monitoring (RadiCure) study were recently published in the journal Circulation. The RadiCure study examined the effect of a radiation detection ... Read more

December 17, 2014

Researchers Develop a 6-field Technique Using Lateral Beams in Conformal Radiotherapy For Metastatic Lung Cancer Treatment

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In a new study recently published in SpringerPlus, a team of researchers from Japan developed a 6-field technique using lateral beams in conformal radiotherapy and evaluated this method in lung cancer patients ... Read more

December 8, 2014December 8, 2014

Study Reviews Biological Effects of THz Wave Radiation

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A new study published in the journal Military Medical Research, entitled “Advances in the biological effects of terahertz wave radiation” and conducted by Dr. Li Zhao and colleagues from the ... Read more

November 28, 2014November 28, 2014

InSightec To Present its MR-Guided Focused Ultrasound Solution During the RSNA 2014

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A leader in the field of MR-guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery (MRgFUS), InSightec, will be at the RSNA 100th annual meeting to demonstrate their MR-guided Focused Ultrasound non-invasive technology aimed for excision ... Read more

November 24, 2014November 24, 2014

Race, Insurance And Type of Hospital Define Lung Cancer Care Quality

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Researchers found that treatment of early stage non-small cell lung cancer is less available to those who are African Americans, Hispanics, and to those seeking treatment from a community hospital. ... Read more

November 17, 2014December 1, 2014

Researchers Test Drug Capable of Protecting From Radiation Therapy Damage

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A study entitled “Radiation Protection of the Gastrointestinal Tract and Growth Inhibition of Prostate Cancer Xenografts by a Single Compound” published on November 14th in the journal Molecular Cancer Therapeutics, ... Read more