ASTRO issues first clinical guideline on radiation therapy for cervical cancer
A new clinical guideline from the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) provides recommendations for…
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Trial finds high-dose radiation effective for men whose prostate cancer has spread
A randomised clinical trial of targeted, high-dose radiation for men with oligometastatic prostate cancer has…
Taking baby aspirin improves overall survival for patients with head/neck and lung cancer
What if a drug that sits in nearly everyone’s medicine cabinet could help extend the…
New guideline clarifies role of radiation therapy in pancreatic cancer treatment
A new clinical guideline from the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) provides recommendations on…
Proton therapy for paediatric brain tumours has favourable cognitive outcomes
Proton therapy treatment for paediatric brain tumour patients is associated with better neurocognitive outcomes compared…
Updated ASTRO guideline for palliative lung radiation now recommends concurrent chemotherapy for some stage III patients
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) today issued an update to its clinical guideline for the…
Erectile tissue-sparing radiation technique offers no additional preservation of sexual function for men with prostate cancer
In a trial of whether a modified method of radiation therapy for localised prostate cancer…
ASTRO updates clinical guidance on accelerated radiation therapy for breast cancer
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has updated to its Evidence-Based Consensus Statement for the…
ASTRO 2016: Unmet need for radiation therapy found among nearly half of eligible cancer patients in nine developing countries
Although approximately 50 percent of cancer patients in developing countries need radiation therapy (RT) to…
ASTRO launches template to help radiation oncologists guide cancer survivors through ongoing care
A new template published by the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) standardises and streamlines…