Chemotherapy drugs react differently to radiation while in water
Cancer treatment often involves a combination of chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Chemotherapy uses medication to stop…
Browsing: radiation therapy
Spacer protects healthy organs from radiation exposure during particle therapy
It can be difficult to treat malignant tumours using radical particle therapy if the tumour…
Q&A: treating vocal cord cancer
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My brother was diagnosed with stage 0 squamous cell carcinoma in situ…
Radiotherapy after chemotherapy may improve survival for patients with advanced Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Patients with advanced Hodgkin’s lymphoma who have large tumours at the time of diagnosis may…
How tumours hijack the immune system to resist radiation therapy
More than a decade ago, radiation oncologists noticed a nifty phenomenon: Sometimes radiation used locally…
Magic mouthwash effective treatment for mouth sore pain caused by radiation therapy
“Magic mouthwash,” an oral rinse containing diphenhydramine, lidocaine and antacids, significantly reduced pain from oral…
Trinity College Dublin announces new run of free online course on radiation oncology for cancer patients, their families and other health professionals
Trinity College Dublin is delighted to announce a third run of its free, online course…
Cancer survivors urgently need funded rehabilitation care
Jennifer Michelle Jones, University of Toronto There are now more than 17 million cancer survivors…
ASCO GU 2019: Phase II Trial Shows Novel, Radiolabeled PSMA-Targeted Treatment Provides High Response Rates in Men With Metastatic Prostate Cancer
A single-arm, phase II trial in men with PSMA-positive metastatic, castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) that…
High-dose radiation therapy improves long-term survival in patients with stage-IV cancers
The first report from a phase II, multi-centre clinical trial indicates that a newer and…