Economic and Efficacy Analysis of Electron Beam Radiation Therapy and HDR Brachytherapy for Skin Cancer of the Facedoi:10.1016/j.ijrobp.2014.05.550Willett, A.Rosen, L.R.Fischer-Valuck, B.Wilkinson, B.Durci, M.Sonnenfeld, G.Wu, T.
et al. Susceptibility to effects of UVB radiation on induction of contact hypersensitivity as a risk factor for skin cancer in humans. J. Invest. Dermatol. 95, 530–536 (1990). The first study to show that failure to induce contact hypersensitivity at UVR-exposed sites is associated with a...
Accuray’s alternative cancer treatments improve clinical and economic outcomes by making radiation therapy cancer treatment as precise as possible.
There are many different types of cancer. SERO provides radiation therapy for cancer in the Charlotte metro area. Select a cancer type to learn more: Brain Tumors There are two types of brain tumors: benign and malignant. Brain tumors lead to damage when they grow and obstruct cells that ser...
going to UVAI am going for my first visit with Dr. Hanks at UVA on the 20th. I will also see Dr. Vance that day. I haven’t seen her before either. I am planning on having bilateral adrenal surgery in March. I am a little nervous about this, but it is going to be a positive...
Vincent's was the best place for him, given that the world-renowned Memorial Sloan-Kettering was nearby. But she did not protest. His mind was made up, and there was no time to lose. His cancer was advancing, and smart-beam technology promised to stop it. A Plan Goes Wrong On a ...
Over time, exposure to the sun and severe sunburns can lead to skin cancer. The most common places for skin cancer to develop are on those body parts exposed to the sun such as the face, neck, ears, forearms, and hands. The three main types of skin cancer are basal cell carcinoma,...
K.S.: came to us after undergoing radiation to her cheeks for mouth cancer, which caused her skin to break down. Here is her happy update to us: "I went for my facial yesterday! My esthetician said my skin looks amazing and asked what I was using! When I told her - she was wowed...
Working with researchers from Australia, New Zealand and globally, TROG Cancer Research conducts clinical trial research involving radiotherapy to treat many types of cancers such as breast, lung, prostate, skin, head and neck. More than 14,500 people have volunteered for a TROG Cancer Research tr...
—about 29,000 cases and 15,000 deaths each year—are likely to come from CT scans alone. Although the threat is greatest in children, older people face risks, too, and some research suggests that our susceptibility to certain radiation-induced cancer does not diminish as much with age as ...