Tag: Radiation
Radiation Oncology Missing in Medical School Education
Survey reveals ideas for more 'robust involvement' in undergraduate medical education
Dose-Escalated Radn Does Not Up Survival in Localized Prostate CA
No improvement in overall survival; no difference in cumulative rate of distant metastases
Patients’ Breast Radiotherapy Experiences Beat Expectations
Most patients agree that others would be less scared about treatment if they knew the truth about RT
Mortality Impacted by Treatment Modality, Age in Early Lung CA
Mortality differed between surgery and radiotherapy; increased age had higher mortality after surgery
Cancer Therapies May Trigger Aging Phenotypes in Survivors
Chemotherapies, radiation have direct effects on telomere length, epigenetic modifications, microRNA
Lobectomy Beats SBRT Survival in Early-Stage NSCLC
Higher cancer mortality for SBRT versus lobectomy; no difference for SBRT, sublobar resection
Education Program Builds GP’s Knowledge of Radiation Therapy
Australia's national education program may improve patient referrals, cancer care
Lead Shield Reduces Radiation Exposure During Catheterization
Shield between patient, staff member during cardiac cath cuts radiation exposure to nurses, technologists
Treatment for Stage I NSCLC Patients Up From 2000 to 2010
Improved survival for non-small-cell lung cancer patients, driven by better survival in treated patients
Checkpoint Inhibitors No Less Safe With Radiation
Combination does not increase immune-related adverse events in metastatic lung cancer patients
