For Patients With a Positive Sentinel Node in Breast Cancer, Radiotherapy is Comparable to Dissection
Radiotherapy of the axillary lymph node following a positive sentinel node effective approach in breast cancer.
Radiation Therapy
Cancer Treatment During Pregnancy Called Safe for Child
Case-control studies found no evidence of neurological or cardiac impairment in children exposed to chemotherapy or radiotherapy in utero.
Radiotherapy in Esophageal Cancer Improves Dysphagia
Similar improvement in dysphagia for radiotherapy alone, chemoradiotherapy.
Patients with Esophageal Cancer Who Receive Radiation Therapy Alone Experience Fewer Swallowing Complications
Patients with advanced esophageal cancer who underwent radiation therapy alone experienced fewer swallowing complications.
For Patients with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, Radiation Therapy Increases Survival
Patients with lymphoma who receive radiation therapy have an increased survival rate.
C-Reactive Protein Linked to Radiotherapy-Induced Early Adverse Skin Reactions
Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death in women.
Experimental APC Platform Delivers Imaging, Radiotherapy Payloads Into Many Cancer Cells
APC analogs can deliver a I-131 radiotherapy payload directly to tumor cells, or a fluorescent payload to help surgeons optimize margins during tumor resection.
Reduced-dose Radiation Safe for Certain Patients with Low-risk HPV-positive Oropharyngeal Cancer
CHICAGO, IL—Reduced-dose intensity-modulated radiotherapy after complete clinical responses to induction chemotherapy for operable stage III/IVA, human papillomavirus (HPV)-positive head and neck cancer appears to be safe and might improve patients’ quality of life.
Doxepin Rinse May Benefit Patients With Oral Mucositis Pain
Patients who receive radiotherapy for head and neck cancer may now have an effective way to combat pain from oral mucositis.
Gabapentin Has Benefits in Oropharyngeal Cancer
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA—Among oropharyngeal patients receiving radiotherapy, gabapentin improved pain management and reduced weight loss, which potentially prevents the need for placement of a gastrostomy tube.
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