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...

New Therapy for Childhood Neuroblastoma Proves Feasible And Safe

A new treatment option may soon be available for children with neuroblastoma according to research published in the July issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine. The study tested the principle that combined positron emission tomography and X-ray computed...

International Atomic Energy Agency to Help Burkina Faso Treat Cancer

Health Ministry sources have revealed that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has committed itself to helping Burkina Faso adequately take care of cases of cancer.

Mauritian Government Urges Institutions Using Radiation to Register

All private and state institutions in Mauritius that are using radiation materials will have to inscribe the name of their institutions in a register in the future. Marcel Olitte, Responsible Officer for the Radiation Protection Authority, indicated here...