Posts by: Isaura Santos

Isaura Santos

Isaura Santos graduated with a BS in Cell and Molecular Biology from Universidade Nova de Lisboa and a MA in Communication, Culture and Information Technologies from University Institute of Lisbon (ISCTE-IUL). Her professional interests include science communication, public awareness of science and communication of science through entertainment.

September 1, 2015September 1, 2015

Some Hodgkin Lymphoma Patients Do Not Need Radiotherapy

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Recent results from clinical trials have shown that some Hodgkin lymphoma patients could avoid going through damaging sessions of radiotherapy and still remain free from the disease 3 years later. Such findings evidence that many ... Read more

June 17, 2015September 9, 2015

PET/CT Highly Sensitive For Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

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Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) can range from easy to treat to very hard to treat as a consequence of very aggressive forms of the disease. For harder cases, post-treatment surveillance through molecular imaging could represent a ... Read more

June 3, 2015

Oncology Institute In Moscow Opens PET Diagnostics And High-Accuracy Radiotherapy Departments

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The Group of Companies European Medical Center (GEMC) is now the first private clinic in Russia to open a Positron Emission Tomography (PET-CT) Department with its own pharmaceutical production and a Radiation ... Read more

May 11, 2015June 1, 2015

Aeolus Announces Results From Study On Experimental Therapy Doubling Survival Rates After Radiation-Induced Lung Damage

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Aeolus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biotechnology company advancing compounds to address protection against chemical and radiological threats, recently announced the results of a successful study in non-human primates (NHPs) demonstrating that a 60-day treatment with AEOL 10150 doubled survival (from ... Read more

April 30, 2015May 1, 2015

Study Shows Brachytherapy Improves Survival For Inoperable Early Stage Endometrial Cancer

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According to a recent study presented during the 3rd ESTRO Forum in Barcelona, Spain, women with early stage endometrial cancer who are inoperable tend to live longer when treated with brachytherapy with or without external ... Read more

April 24, 2015

ACR Says New Mammography Recommendations Will Kill Thousands of Women, Strip Mammography Insurance Coverage From Millions

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Following the release of a draft of breast cancer screening recommendations from the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), the American College of Radiology (ACR) claims that the changes would cause thousands ... Read more

April 14, 2015April 14, 2015

IBA and Toshiba Announce Partnership In Particle Therapy

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IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A.) and Toshiba Corporation have recently announced the establishment of a global collaboration to expand world access to advanced particle therapy. Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation will be the ... Read more

April 10, 2015April 10, 2015

Stereotactic Body Radiation Successfully Addresses Deadly Kidney Cancer

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Researchers from UT Southwestern Medical Center’s Kidney Cancer Program have recently revealed the successful use of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) to address kidney cancer. The studies were published in the Cancer Biology & Therapy journal. Kidney cancer tumors tend ... Read more

April 1, 2015April 1, 2015

MRI Based On Sugar Molecule Can Distinguish Cancerous From Noncancerous Cells

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A recent study led by Johns Hopkins’ researchers suggests it is possible to distinguish cancerous from noncancerous cells using an MRI based on sugar molecules, avoiding invasive biopsies. This MRI technique was tested both ... Read more

March 31, 2015March 31, 2015

Researchers Manage To Overcome Radiation Resistance In Leukemia

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A recent study published in the journal EBioMedicine has determined a way to overcome radiation resistance in leukemia using an engineered protein as a new precision medicine to fight leukemia. The team was led by Fatih M. Uckun from The ... Read more