Omission of Radiotherapy After Breast-Conserving Surgery Explored
THURSDAY, Feb. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For women with hormone receptor-positive, node-negative, T1 or T2 primary breast cancer undergoing breast-conserving surgery, omission of radiotherapy is associated with an increased incidence of local recur…
Learn MoreDo Older Patients Need Radiation Rx After Breast Cancer Surgery?
THURSDAY, Feb. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Many older women with early-stage breast cancer can skip radiation without harming their survival odds, a new clinical trial finds.The study involved women age 65 and older who had surgery for small breast t…
Learn MorePatient-Reported Outcome Measure Developed for Radionuclide Therapy in Prostate Cancer
MONDAY, Feb. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Radionuclide Therapy (FACT-RNT) patient-reported outcome (PRO) tool has been developed for measuring symptoms/toxicities among prostate cancer (PC) patients receiving…
Learn MoreAdjuvant Therapy Recommendations for Breast Cancer Drop Between Ages 69 and 70
FRIDAY, Feb. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Between ages 69 and 70 years, there is a decline in adjuvant therapy recommendations for early breast cancer, according to a study published online Jan. 31 in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Bi…
Learn MoreFemale Cancer Survivors Experience Accelerated Declines in Physical Function
TUESDAY, Jan. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Female survivors of cancer experience accelerated declines in physical function after diagnosis versus matched controls, according to a study published online Jan. 19 in JAMA Oncology.Elizabeth M. Cespedes Fe…
Learn MoreMRI-Guided Radiotherapy Bests CT Guidance for Prostate Cancer
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided radiotherapy offers significant benefit over computed tomography (CT)-guided therapy for treatment of prostate cancer, according to a study published online Jan. 12 i…
Learn MoreMRI-Guided Adaptive Brachytherapy Beneficial in Cervical Cancer
THURSDAY, Jan. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A magnetic resonance imaging-based image-guided adaptive brachytherapy (MR-IGABT) approach is beneficial for locally advanced cervical cancer, according to a study published online Jan. 4 in the Journal of C…
Learn MoreRecommendations Updated for Radiation Therapy in Endometrial Cancer
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In a clinical practice guideline issued by the American Society for Radiation Oncology and published online Oct. 21 in Practical Radiation Oncology, recommendations are presented for the use of adjuvant rad…
Learn MoreRadiological Society of North America, Nov. 27 to Dec. 1
The annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America was held from Nov. 27 to Dec. 1 in Chicago and attracted nearly 25,000 participants from around the world, including radiologists, radiation oncologists, physicists in medicine, radiolog…
Learn MoreGene Test Might Help Some Breast Cancer Patients Skip Radiation After Lumpectomy
FRIDAY, Dec. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A new genetic test may help determine which people with breast cancer can safely skip radiation after breast-conserving surgery to remove their tumor.Individuals with invasive breast cancer who had low scores o…
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