Patients with cancer have another tool in their toolbox for managing pain. Palliative radiation therapy is an effective option for relieving body aches associated with cancer. Dr. Adam Holtzman, a Mayo Clinic radiation oncologist, explains how innovation is improvingradiation therapy. Doctors often use...
CHICAGO, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have discovered a way to make radiation therapy for colorectal cancer more effective by inhibiting a protein found in cancer cells in the gut. By studying cells, mice and tumor samples from patien...
During a 2-year period, 103 consecutive patients undergoing dilation of esophageal strictures induced by radiation therapy for cancer of the esophagus were prospectively studied. The length of the strictures ranged from 0.5 to 13.5 cm (m... VS Swaroop,DC Desai,KM Mohandas,... - 《Gastrointestina...
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If you’re having radiation therapy forbreast cancer, try not to wear a bra. If that isn't possible, wear a soft, cotton one without underwire. Don't use any tape, gauze, or bandages on your skin unless the doctor tells you to. ...
CTCs are found in an estimated 15 to 25 percent of patients with early-stage breast cancer. "Our findings provide initial robust evidence that testing for circulating tumor cells may be an important tool in helping to guide recommendations for radiation therapy," said Chelain Goodman, a resident...
Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) is an advanced type of radiation therapy used to treat cancer tumors. The goal of IMRT is to precisely target the tumor while avoiding or reducing damage to healthy tissues and providing a better quality of life for the patient by limiting the side ...
(1993) Preoperative chemotherapy and radiation therapy for locally advanced primary and recurrent rectal carcinoma. A report of surgical morbidity. Cancer 71 ... R Dummer,G Burg,F Nestle,... - 《Cancer》 被引量: 47发表: 2015年 Soran A, Ozmen V, Ozbas S, Karanlik H, Muslumanoglu M, ...
Radiation therapy fights cancer in more ways than one. Not only does it force cancer cells to self-destruct, but several studies demonstrate that it also activates the immune system to attack tumor cells. This activation can be used to boost current immunotherapies, such as anti-tumor vaccines,...
Over the past ten years, conservative surgery and radiation therapy has become a widely employed treatment for patients with early breast cancer. This use has been based on the results of both retrospective1-6 and prospective7-10 clinical studies, which demonstrated that high levels of local tumor...