Women and physicians alike understand that standard mammogram screenings are the key to detecting and preventing breast cancer. Indeed, mammograms remain the staple for detecting early breast cancer. It is only when a patient or their doctor discovers an abnormality in breast tissue or when standa...

Based on a study published in the print edition of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology - Biology - Physics, the official scientific journal of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), standard and decreased high-dose volume radiation therapy for muscle-invasive bladder cancer...

A highly targeted cancer radiotherapy may provide a safe and effective treatment option for older pancreatic cancer patients unable to have surgery or combined chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Using the technology, stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT), the study’s findings showed that patie...

Results from a clinical trial of a new treatment for glioblastoma allude to the possible fact that researchers may have discovered a new method to treating this aggressive brain tumor, in addition to a new biological marker that can foretell the tumor’s response to the treatment. These findings w...

Based on results on a new study set to be presented at the 2013 European Cancer Congress (ECC2013), the utilization of an intensified form of radiotherapy in patients with locally advanced head and neck cancers can lead to an improvement in overall survival rates, as opposed to conventional forms ...

A new study shows that administering radiation therapy to the lymph nodes situated behind the breast bone and above the collar bone to patients with early breast cancer improves overall survival without the risk of increasing side effects. This new discovery puts an end to the uncertainty regardi...

Based on research presented at the American Society for Radiation Oncology's (ASTRO's) 55th Annual Meeting, an analysis of quality of life (QOL) data of stage III lung cancer patients who were given higher doses of radiation therapy (alongside chemotherapy) illustrates a considerably lower quality...

USA, September 26, 2013 - A highly targeted cancer radiation therapy may offer a safe and effective treatment option for elderly pancreatic cancer patients unable to undergo surgery or combined chemotherapy and radiation therapy, according to researchers at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. Called st...

Data gathered and examined from a 10 year study verify that administering radiotherapy to women with early breast cancer in a lower overall dose via fewer, higher doses is considerably safe and effective compared to the present standard of a higher overall dose. The discoveries come from the UK S...

Based on a new study published in the September issue of the journal Radiology, size and perfusion changes of breast cancers prior to and following neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) alongside computer-aided assessment of dynamic contrast agent-enhanced (DCE) MR images provide realistic imaging bounda...