Patients with head and neck cancer who smoke during radiation therapy have unfavorable outcomes, according to a study published in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics (2010 Apr 14 [Epub ahead of print]).
As a radiation oncology nurse, you can help your patients navigate through the hospital and medical systems so that they can receive efficient and streamlined care. All patients with cancer deserve this, not just the medically underserved.
Patients with terminal cancer need better radiation therapy, according to an analysis published in Cancer (2010 Apr 12 [Epub ahead of print]).
Patients with early-stage breast cancer may not need radiation following mastectomy, according to a study presented at the 2010 Society of Surgical Oncology Annual Cancer Symposium.
Short-term radiation therapy is as safe and effective as the standard regimen for women with early-stage breast cancer, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine (2010 Feb 11;362(6):513-20).
Prostate cancer patients do not experience declining sexual function following radiation therapy, according to researchers at the Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia.
Digital mammography significantly lowers the radiation dose compared with conventional mammography, according to a study published in the American Journal of Roentgenology (2010;194[2]:362-369).
Radiation doses from CT scans may contribute to cancer risk, according to two reports published in Archives of Internal Medicine (2009;169[22]:2078-2086, 2071-2077).
Oral mucositis is a common side effect of both chemotherapy and radiation that patients find distressing, yet there are interventions that seem to help.
Cancer patients often experience respiratory complications, whether related to the malignancy or treatment with radiation to the chest area or chemotherapy.
