Tag: Radiation
Recommendations Issued for Palliative RT for Symptomatic Bone Mets
RT recommended for managing pain from bone metastases and spine metastases with or without spinal cord or cauda equina compression
Racial, Ethnic Differences Seen in Breast Cancer Treatment Declination
American Indian, Alaska Native, other; Asian or Pacific Islander; Black patients more likely to decline surgery
Recreational Ultraviolet Use Tied to Cases of Photokeratitis
Three-hour exposure at an outdoor event resulted in care seeking at a mean of nine hours after exposure, according to recent report
Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocyte Abundance Prognostic in Early-Stage TNBC
Findings seen among patients who undergo surgery and radiotherapy without chemotherapy
Microwave Ablation Feasible for T1N0M0 Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
Overall and one-, three-, and five-year PFS rates did not differ for microwave ablation and surgical resection
HYPORT Noninferior for GU, GI Toxicity in Prostate Cancer
24-month differences in genitourinary and gastrointestinal change scores were noninferior for HYPORT versus COPORT
Premastectomy Radiotherapy Followed by Immediate Breast Reconstruction Demonstrates Safety
Mastectomy skin flap necrosis of the treated breast reported in 17 percent; no locoregional recurrences or distant metastasis seen
Relugolix Beneficial for Prostate Cancer Patients Undergoing Radiotherapy
Short- or longer-term relugolix achieves sustained castration in patients with localized and advanced prostate cancer
Tailored Axillary Treatment Safely Avoids Lymph Node Removal in Breast Cancer
Findings based on initial response with MARI (Marking Axillary lymph nodes with Radioactive Iodine seeds) protocol
Local Recurrence Rate Low With Radiation Boost in Breast Cancer Patients
For young patients, high boost dose yields slightly better local control, but increased incidence of fibrosis in boost area
