Tag: Radiation
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
Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy Best for Locally Advanced NSCLC
Intensity-modulated radiation therapy spares more normal tissue than 3D-conformal radiotherapy
Exposure to Low-Dose Ionizing Radiation Linked to Solid Cancer Mortality
Estimated rate of mortality due to solid cancer increased by 52 percent per Gy with cumulative dose, lagged by 10 years
Low Recurrence Seen With Omission of Radiation in Some Breast Cancer Cases
Finding seen among women aged at least 55 years with T1N0, grade 1 or 2, luminal A breast cancer receiving breast-conserving surgery, endocrine therapy
Care at High-Volume Radiation Treatment Centers Tied to Higher Survival
Findings seen among men with very high-risk prostate cancer
