Tag: Radiation
American Society for Radiation Oncology, Sept. 15-18
The 61st Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology The annual meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology was held...
ASTRO: NSAIDs May Offer Benefit to Head & Neck Cancer Patients
Benefit not significant for aspirin use in patients with non-small cell lung cancer undergoing SBRT
ASTRO Issues Guideline for Radiation Tx in Pancreatic Cancer
Evidence reviewed for radiation therapy in adjuvant, neoadjuvant, definitive, and palliative settings
Adjuvant RT May Cut Recurrence in Some With Prostate Cancer
Adjuvant radiotherapy after surgery may prolong biochemical recurrence-free survival
Light Therapy May Prevent Oral Mucositis for Some in Cancer Tx
Laser, other light tx recommended for patients treated with HSCT; head and neck RT with, without chemo
Many Perceive Lack of Choice in Receipt of RAI for Thyroid Cancer
Thyroid cancer patients who perceive no choice about radioactive iodine report lower decision satisfaction
Image-Based Model Predicts Radiation Tx Failure in Lung Cancer
Higher rate of treatment failure for lung cancer patients with high Deep Profiler scores
Outcomes Poor Years After Radiation for Pediatric Glioma Survivors
Survivors treated with radiotherapy and at younger ages had poorer neuropsychological, SES outcomes
Statins May Be Beneficial After Radiation to Thorax, Head, Neck
Statin use tied to reduction in stroke incidence for cardiac patients with thorax and head or neck cancer
Cardiac Radiation Dose in NSCLC Predicts Mortality, Cardiac AEs
In coronary heart disease-negative patients, mean heart dose associated with all-cause mortality
