Tag: Radiation
SABCS: Neoadjuvant Chemo Can Let Breast Cancer Patients Skip Nodal RT
Skipping adjuvant regional nodal irradiation does not increase risk for recurrence or death after neoadjuvant chemo before breast-conserving surgery
MRI Measure May ID Men at Risk for Postradiation Genitourinary Toxicity
Longer prostatic urethral length independently tied to higher risk for developing late genitourinary toxicity
ASTRO Issues Guidance Related to Partial Breast Irradiation
Daily or every-other-day external beam PBI regimen preferred over twice-daily regimen due to late toxicity concerns
Cumulative Radiation Dose From CT in Young People Linked to Malignancy Risk
For every 10,000 children examined, one to two persons expected to develop hematologic malignancy over next 12 years
Number of Cancer Treatments Provided Decreased in First Year of COVID-19
No significant change seen in type of cancer treatment provided for majority of cancer sites and stages evaluated
Yoga May Cut Complications With Radiation for Head, Neck Cancer
Findings for yoga delivered in-person or online to patients and their caregivers
ASTRO: Shorter Radiation Feasible for Low-, Intermediate-Risk Prostate Cancer
Findings at five years show 96 percent disease control rate
ASTRO: Hypofractionation Effective for Radiotherapy After Breast Reconstruction
Use of hypofractionation is as effective as conventionally fractionated RT for women undergoing reconstruction after mastectomy
Shorter Courses of Radiotherapy Increasingly Used for Prostate Cancer
Recent drop seen in proportion of patients receiving conventional fractionation; increase seen in moderate hypofractionation and ultrahypofractionation
