Tag: Radiation
Radiation Dose to Head & Neck Tied to Thyroid Dysfunction Risk
Findings in patients with head and neck cancer receiving RT; female sex, concurrent chemo up risk
Adjuvant Chemo Plus CRT Best in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Highest survival benefit for addition of AC to CRT, with consistent improvement for all end points
Cetuximab + Chemoradiation Can Cure HIV-Associated Anal Cancer
Addition of cetuximab may result in less locoregional failure for squamous cell carcinoma of anal canal
Radiological Society of North America, Nov. 27- Dec. 2
The 102nd Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America The annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North...
Multimodal Breast Cancer Tx May Up Cytokines, Comorbidities
Breast cancer survivors treated with multimodalities have greater burden of comorbid conditions
Standard of Care Underused for Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer
Despite improved overall survival with standard of care, less than half of patients receive SOC treatment
Radiotherapy Aids Regional Control of Node+ Melanoma
However, risk of early distant relapse is close to 50 percent
Shorter Duration of Feeding Tube Placement With IMRT
Findings among patients with head and neck cancer undergoing definitive intensity modulated RT
American Society for Radiation Oncology, Sept. 25-28
The 58th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology The annual meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology was held...
Radiation Effect on Epigenetic Modifiers May Up Metabolic Risk
Insulin signaling chronically disrupted in skeletal muscle, adipose progenitor cells from irradiated mice