Tag: Radiation
ASTRO: Fewer Side Effects With IMRT in Cervical, Endometrial CA
Patients in conventional radiotherapy arm had more high-level adverse events than those in IMRT arm
ASTRO: No Survival Benefit for Adding EBT to Brachytherapy
Addition of external beam therapy doesn't improve five-year progression-free survival in prostate cancer
ASTRO: SBRT Ups Survival in Older Early-Stage NSCLC Patients
Findings suggest SBRT should be standard for patients treated with radiation for stage I NSCLC
Hyperbaric O2 Therapy Effective in Maxillary Osteoradionecrosis
Positive clinical outcome with HBOT for 85.7 percent of patients with maxillary bone osteoradionecrosis
ASCO/ASTRO/SSO Update Guidelines on Postmastectomy RT
Clear evidence that PMRT benefit extends to women with limited lymph node involvement
Outlook Good for Localized Prostate CA, Despite Tx Chosen
Survival rates high for active surveillance, radiation, or prostatectomy
Whole Brain Radiotherapy Offers Little Benefit in Brain Mets
Randomized trial shows limited clinical benefit for patients with NSCLC and brain metastases
Decision Regret Uncommon After Radical Prostatectomy, IMRT
Overall decision regret for 16.9 percent of patients; more regret for RP than radiotherapy component
Vaginal Brachytherapy Cuts Mortality in Early Uterine Cancer
Reduction in mortality for stage IA and IB disease; radiotherapy underused in this population
Less Cognitive Deterioration With Stereotactic Radiosurgery Alone
Results seen in patients with one to three brain metastases
