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... genus Squalus, may find a role with chemotherapy, radiation and surgery in treating brain cancer and other solid tumors in people, say scientists from Hopkins and Magainin Pharmaceuticals, which processes squalamine and funded the studies. Hopkins scientists added squalamine, a hormone-like chemical concentra...Drug And Radiation Treatment May Shrink Pancreatic And Gastric Tumors
...IDENCE, R.I.--Scientists have developed a drug and radiation regimenfor reducing locally advanced and inoperabl...litaxel toadminister to patients who also received radiation treatment, the researcherswere surprised to find the regimen demonstrated substantial activity in th...Study Demonstrates The Benefits Of Mammography In Women Under 50
...eutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) is thelargest radiation oncology society in the world, with some 4,000 members. As aleading organization in radiation oncology, biology and physics, the society'sgoals are to advance the scientific basis of radiation t...Unique Interactive Health Kiosks Distributed In Michigan
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...esearch Center (ERRC) in Philadelphia evaluated RF radiation while exploring improved methods for pasteurizatio...isms introduced into liquid foods indicate that RF radiation is a potentially effective means for pasteurization. RF waves offer advantages over the traditiona...Jefferson Researcher Finds New Digital X-Ray Technology May Cut Costs And Improve Patient Care
...ology also offers a significantly lower dose of radiation than conventional imaging....Benefits Of Annual Mammography Outweigh Radiation Risks Of Cancer
...k of developing breast cancer from accompanying radiation exposure. Feig presented his findings this week...cers. Dr. Feig analyzed a variety of studies on radiation risks and mammography benefits. Dr. Feig notes that screening risks are negligible or none...Penn Researchers Initiate Ground-Breaking New Trials To Treat
(Philadelphia, PA) -- Surgeons and radiation oncologists at theUniversity of Pennsylvania Medic... patientshave already failed other combinations of radiation therapy, surgery, and/orchemotherapy," explains JosephFriedberg, MD, co-principal investigator and a...Radon, Especially In Combination With Smoking, Contributes To Lung Cancer Deaths
...themselves to tiny dust particles in the air. The radiation given off by inhaled particles cannot travel far enough to reach cells in organs other than the lung, so it is likely that lung cancer is the only significant health hazard posed by radon. Many studies have linked the high incidence of lung cancer i...Penn Researchers Create Drug To Help Target Attack On Cancerous Tumors
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...cise testyet for genetic damage caused by ionizing radiation and cancer-causingchemicals. The new test ...ld measure clinically relevant damage fromionizing radiation even in a clinical situation," said Dr. Steven A. Leadon,professor of radiation oncology at the UNC-......the cancer tothe bones. Patients who had received radiation within 28 days or had previouslyhad chemotherapy, were excluded from the study. The most common adverse effects in both groups of patients were rash, weakness,fluid retention, nausea and vomiting, though patients receiving suramin had ahigher likeli...New Treatment Targets Most Malignant Brain Tumors
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...h advanced liver cancer can tolerate high doses of radiation therapy---which will potentially improve their cha... survival. "If you can safely increase the dose of radiation delivered along with chemotherapy, you improve the patient's chance of responding to the therapy. O...Brain Tumor Treatment In Multicenter Tests
...actic radiosurgery, which focuses a single dose of radiation to thetumor site without having to open the skull,...rgery for metastatic braintumors. All will receive radiation along with the new treatment. A total of 25patients will be studied. The following are centers ...Treatment Of Distal Ureteral Stones: ESWL Versus URS: A Prospective Randomized Study
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...hisstudy and professor of neurological surgery and radiation oncology, Universityof Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Kondziolka developed the study and is thesurgeon performing the operations that are part of this cell transplantprotocol. "This is an exciting day in the treatment of stroke. Vigoro...Novel Therapy To Treat Lung Cancer Patients Enrolling Patients At UCSF Cancer Center
...r, a recurrence of thedisease following surgery or radiation therapy, and have had no previouschemotherapy treatments. Patients may experience side effects related to the MMPI including fatigue,joint stiffness, joint swelling, and, in a few patients, some limits on themobility of certain joints, most often t...