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Study Finds Brachytherapy Reduced Death Rates in High-risk Prostate Cancer Patients
Brachytherapy for high-risk prostate cancers patients has historically been considered a less effective modality, but a new study from radiation oncologists at the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson suggests otherwise. A population-based analysis looking...
Wayne State Study Finds Soybean Compounds Enhances Effects of Cancer Radiotherapy
A Wayne State University researcher has shown that compounds found in soybeans can make radiation treatment of lung cancer tumors more effective while helping to preserve normal tissue. A team led by Gilda Hillman, Ph.D., professor of radiation oncology...
Scientists May be Able to Double Efficacy of Radiation Therapy
Scientists may have a way to double the efficacy and reduce the side effects of radiation therapy. Georgia Health Sciences University scientists have devised a way to reduce lung cancer cells’ ability to repair the lethal double-strand DNA breaks...
Fox Chase Researchers Identifiy More Accurate Treatment Delivery for Robotic Radiosurgery System
Radiosurgery is a non-invasive medical procedure in which focused beams of high-energy X-rays target tumors and other abnormalities in the body. A single large dose of radiation is capable of ablating a lesion that might not be amenable to surgical removal....
Bone-strengthening Drug Gives Pain Relief in Prostate Cancer Bone Metastases
Many prostate cancer patients develop bone metastases, and controlling the pain these cause can be difficult. Now the first large randomized Phase III trial of a bisphosphonate drug in these patients has shown that a single dose of the drug is as good...
Treatment of Rectal Cancer Varies Enormously Between Different European Countries
First results from an international comparison of the care of patients with rectal cancer have shown there are substantial differences in the use of chemotherapy and radiotherapy between European countries. The European Registration of Cancer Care (EURECCA)...
Combination of Existing Safety Checks Could Greatly Reduce Radiotherapy Errors
A combination of several well-known safety procedures could greatly reduce patient-harming errors in the use of radiation to treat cancer, according to a new study led by Johns Hopkins researchers. Radiation oncologists use more than a dozen quality assurance...
Novel Imaging Technique May Reduce Lymphedema in Breast Cancer Patients
With guidance from a specialized scan, radiation oncologists at Mayo Clinic were able to reduce by 55 percent the number of lymph nodes critical for removing fluid from the arm that received damaging radiation doses. Science Brief thanks to EurekAlert. Read...
