Lymphopenia Tied to Risk of Infection After Radiotherapy
Measuring lymphocytes during or after radiotherapy could provide useful information about infection risk, according to researchers.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Study Reveals Disparities in Use of Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques for Head and Neck Cancer
Race, age, insurance status, and other factors were significantly associated with the receipt of advanced radiotherapy techniques.
Tumor Match, Adaptive Radiotherapy Reduced Radiation Pneumonitis in NSCLC
Researchers sought to determine whether use of tumor match and adaptive RT improved incidence of adverse events and survival outcomes in patients with NSCLC.
Most NCCN Radiotherapy Recommendations Not Backed by High-Level Evidence
Less than 10% of radiotherapy recommendations in 2020 NCCN guidelines were category 1 recommendations.
Which Feeding Tubes Do Head and Neck Cancer Clinicians Prefer to Use in Patients Undergoing Radiotherapy?
Nasogastric tubes placed reactively or gastrostomy tubes placed prophylactically? Head and neck cancer experts weigh in on which they, and their patients, prefer to use.
Clinical Photography Enhances Tumor Assessment Documentation
A project at a large cancer center added clinical photography to patients’ EMR to create detailed documentation of treatment effectiveness over time.
Support for Multimodality Therapy in Some Patients With Follicular Lymphoma
Follicular lymphoma is classified into 3 histologic grades on the basis of the number of centroblasts per high-power field.
Proton-beam Radiation for Pediatric Ependymoma
PRT yields similar progression-free survival rates to IMRT; outcomes depend largely on the success of surgery prior to radiation therapy.
Updated Recommendations for Intraoperative Radiation Therapy in Breast Cancer
Clinicians ought to counsel patients that IORT can increase one’s risk of ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence.
Researchers Compare Hypofractionated High-dose IMRT Schedules in Prostate Cancer
A recent study examined the efficacy of differing high-dose IMRT schedules on prostate cancer treatment.
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