Outcome of Radiation Therapy for Brain Metasases From Breast Cancer: A Multi-Center Experience in the Era of TrastuzumabBrachytherapyCervical cancerInverse planningPulsed-dose rateThe management of head and neck cancer has evolved into a multidisciplinary approach in which patients are evaluated before ...
During radiation therapy forbrain cancer, progenitor cells that later mature to produce the protective myelin coating around neurons are lost or significantly depleted, and there is no treatment available to restore them. These myelinating cells—called oligodendrocytes—are critical for shielding and rep...
Radiation therapy in the management of brain metastases from breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res. Treat. 2000; 62 :211–216.Fokstuen T, Wilking N, Rutqvist LE, Wolke J, Liedberg A, Signomklao T, Fernberg J-O: Radiation therapy in the man- agement of brain metastases from breast cancer....
Dr. Adam Holtzman, a Mayo Clinic radiation oncologist, explains how innovation is improvingradiation therapy. Doctors often use radiation to targetcancer cells, but did you know radiation therapy can also provide relief from pain? "Radiation therapy is typically used in about 50% to 60% of allc...
What it's used forRadiation therapy is used to treat many types of cancer, including cancer of the lung, breast, prostate, testicles, and brain.When a tumor is going to be removed surgically, radiation can shrink it. This reduces the amount of normal tissue that needs to be removed near...
Ultra-rapid high dose irradiation schedules for the palliation of brain metastases: final results of the first two studies by the Radiation Therapy Oncolog... Between January, 1971, and February, 1976, the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group entered 1902 evaluable patients into two sequential Phase ...
Radiation therapy treatscancerby using high-energy waves to kill tumor cells. The goal is to destroy or damage the cancer without hurting too many healthy cells.It is given over a certain time period; it can be given around the time of surgery or chemotherapy. It can also be used to ease...
Greater effi- cacy of chemotherapy plus bevacizumab compared to chemo- and targeted therapy alone on non-small cell lung cancer patients with brain metastas... N Tang,J Guo,Q Zhang,... - 《Oncotarget》 被引量: 34发表: 2016年 Bevacizumab-Based Therapy for Patients with Brain Metastases from...
A randomized placebo-controlled trial in 44 patients receiving radiation therapy for brain cancer or metastasis to the brain showed a reduction in cerebral edema in the group taking Boswellia extract. In the treatment group, patients received 4,200 mg of a Boswellia extract daily in divided doses...
What Are the Side Effects of Surgery and Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer? These common treatments bring some risk of side effects. Elaine K. HowleySept. 21, 2017 What Should I Know About Radiation Therapy for Lung Cancer? It’s most often used to relieve symptoms in advanced cases of ...