Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 99

Surgery before radiation not helpful for metastatic spinal cord compression
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jul 20 - The results of decompressive surgery followed by radiotherapy for metastatic spinal cord compression are similar to those obtained with radiotherapy alone, according to a new matched-pair analysis.
July 19, 2010
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Varian gets U.K. RapidArc install
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has won a contract with a cancer center in Scotland for its RapidArc radiotherapy system, the company said.
July 14, 2010
Database identifies radiation therapy toxicities in kids
By Cynthia E. Keen
Since 2004, radiation oncologists in Germany have been submitting information about pediatric radiotherapy treatments to a study trial center database. Now an analysis of acute toxicities from this database of more than 1,000 patients has been recently published in Radiotherapy & Oncology, providing an overview of the pattern of acute toxicities of irradiated organs.
July 14, 2010
U.K. cancer survival rates grow
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Women treated in England and Wales for breast and ovarian cancers are twice as likely to survive for at least 10 years as compared to patients diagnosed and treated in the early 1970s, while long-term survival for men treated for prostate cancer has more than tripled, according to new statistics from Cancer Research UK.
July 13, 2010
Cancer survivors have higher death risk for decades
By Reuters Health
LONDON (Reuters), Jul 14 - People who survive cancer in childhood have a heightened risk of dying of a heart attack, stroke, or another cancer decades later -- a risk that is likely to be due to the original treatment, scientists said on Tuesday.
July 13, 2010
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Radioactive microspheres help some with colorectal cancer metastases
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jul 9 - When metastatic colorectal cancer is confined to the liver, hepatic arterial injection of yttrium-90 resin microspheres can significantly improve response rates, Belgian researchers report.
July 8, 2010
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IBA wins Swedish contract
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiopharmaceutical firm Ion Beam Applications has won a contract with a proton therapy center in Sweden.
July 7, 2010
Magnetic systems reduce ablation radiation
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Magnetic navigation systems reduce both procedure times and fluoroscopy radiation exposure for children undergoing catheter ablations, according to a study published in the July 1 issue of the American Journal of Cardiology.
July 1, 2010
Hypofractionated radiotherapy outcomes good in prostate CA: study
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jun 30 - Late prostate cancer morbidity and biochemical failure rates appear similar with hypofractionated or conventional 3D radiation therapy, according to a report from Italy.
June 29, 2010
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Salvage radiation effective after ultrasound treatment of localized prostate cancer
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), June 30 - Salvage radiation therapy effectively treats local failure following high-intensity focused ultrasound treatment for localized prostate cancer, according to a study published online on June 11 in European Urology.
June 29, 2010
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New global proton therapy network formed
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Cancer services provider Proton Therapy and healthcare real estate developer and investor CareCapital have formed Proton Therapy Global Management, a global network of proton therapy centers.
June 29, 2010
TARGIT-A data show intraoperative RT equals whole-breast radiation
By Cynthia E. Keen
Imagine the effects on quality of life and cost savings if some early-stage breast cancer patients didn't need follow-up radiation therapy (RT) treatments after breast conservation surgery. Results being reported from a major clinical trial indicate that this might be close to reality.
June 28, 2010
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