Short-Course RT Plus Chemo Can Decrease Distant Metastasis in High-Risk LARC
Compared with standard care, preoperative short-course RT followed by chemotherapy can decrease distant metastasis in patients with high-risk LARC.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
SBRT Well Tolerated, Effective for Primary Lung Neuroendocrine Tumor
At three, six, and nine years, overall survival was 64, 43, and 26 percent and progression-free survival was 88, 78, and 78 percent, respectively.
Cosmesis, Toxicity With Proton-Based RT Following Surgery for Breast Cancer Acceptable by Patients
A retrospective study analyzed toxicity rates and reports on cosmetic outcomes from patients who underwent adjuvant proton-based radiotherapy after breast-conserving surgery.
Serial SBRT Potentially Beneficial in Oligometastatic Prostate Cancer
A second course of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is an important therapeutic strategy to consider for men with recurrent oligometastatic prostate cancer after an initial course of SBRT, according to investigators.
Recognizing Radiation Therapy as Both Cause and Treatment for Cancer Pain
A review of the relationship between cancer, pain, pain management, and radiotherapy.
Carotid Intima-Media Thickness May Predict CAD After Radiation for Head and Neck Cancer
A study of the literature explored the potential of carotid IMT to predict risk of coronary artery disease in patients undergoing radiotherapy for HNC.
Metastasis-Directed Therapy Beneficial in Oligometastatic Prostate Cancer
Investigators reported findings from the first randomized trial to evaluate the use of metastasis-directed therapy with hormone therapy in patients with oligometastatic prostate cancer.
SABR ‘Quite Safe’ for Treating Oligometastases
Investigators characterized the toxicity of stereotactic body radiotherapy for oligometastases from predominantly prostate, colorectal, breast, and lung cancer.
Radiation Dose and Inflammation Contribute to Post-SBRT Liver Dysfunction in HCC
Researchers sought to determine the relationship between direct radiation dose and inflammation and regional hepatic function after stereotactic body radiation therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma.
Surgery Type a Predictor for Radiotherapy-Associated Sarcomas in Breast Cancer
Researchers sought to determine the risk factors for radiotherapy-associated sarcomas in women with breast cancer.
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