Researchers find better way to predict childhood brain tumor outcomes
... treatment trials, then, is to reduce the level of radiation to lessen toxicity without compromising survival in good-risk patients." Now, risk is defined by clinical criteria, such as the presence of metastases on MRI scanning, excessive tumor remaining in the brain after surgery, and examination of tumor ti...Initial clinical study shows safety and bioactivity of cancer vaccine
... patients. Six were excluded because they required radiation treatments for preexisting tumors or they took herbal supplements that could impact PSA levels. In the remaining seven, six had a significant decrease in PSA levels and three patients exhibited a decrease in free-circulating tumor cells detected in t......cancer. Patients who have failed previous external radiation for prostate cancer are also potential candidates....ncer that is confined to the prostate, surgery and radiation are the common treatment options. Complete removal of the prostate can cause incontinence and impote...Tanning lamps may increase risks of skin cancers
... rates of these cancers. "We know that ultraviolet radiation (UVR) exposure that comes from the sun is a major ...ry of sun exposure, tendency for sunburn, previous radiation treatment and smoking history. Participants included more than 800 men and women who were newly dia...Tanning devices may contribute to incidence of common skin cancers
...ry of sun exposure, tendency for sunburn, previous radiation treatment, and smoking history. The participants were between the ages of 25 and 74 and were residents of New Hampshire. The authors found that people who reported any use of tanning devices were 2.5 times more likely to develop squamous cell carcino...Tackling the threat of nuclear terrorism
...ion would kill 52,000 people instantly, and direct radiation would cause 44,000 cases of radiation sickness, of which 10,000 would be fatal. Radiation from fallout would kill another 200,000 people a...Imaging tool helps locate recurrent prostate cancer
...he study. Localized recurrence may be treated with radiation therapy while distant disease is usually treated with hormonal therapy. Currently, when a patient has an elevated PSA level after prostatectomy, he may undergo a computed tomography (CT) scan or bone scan. But CT scans, which X-ray organs of the bo...Social factors may affect survival in lung cancer patients
... disease," said Blackstock, assistant professor of radiation oncology. Both of these factors are known to decrease survival.Also, African American patients were more likely to be unmarried, to be uninsured or rely on Medicaid, and have a lower income. "The results of this trial emphasize those factors that c...Severe symptoms, social functioning predict cancer patients depression
... or older from hospital surgical units, outpatient radiation units and medical cancer units. More than half (54...rs declined over time. In addition, not receiving radiation therapy was identified as a good predictor of depression. Patients who had not received radiation th...'Star Wars' like technology closer than galaxies far away
...cle wasting, balance and orientation problems, and radiation exposure. While focusing on space health issues, the Institute will quickly transfer the solutions to Earth patients suffering from similar conditions. The NSBRI is funded by NASA....USC researchers define role of protein, discover cause of chromosome damage
... a while, we might be able to focus the effects of radiation therapy, for instance, by not allowing the cancer cells to repair themselves after being hit with the radiation." Still, noted Lieber, for normal cells, Artemis and the NHEJ pathway are absolutely critical for survival. And that is because of how exq...Intensity modulated radiation therapy at Fox Chase Cancer Center
...hese organs are often in the line of fire when the radiation beams target the cancerous prostate. Now, with a h...with conventional and even 3-dimensional conformal radiation therapy. Fox Chase Cancer Center is the only institution in the Delaware Valley currently treatin...Improving communications and support for doctors, patients and partners
... education seminars at which surgeons, medical and radiation oncologists and breast care nurses presented GPs with an overview of the recent advances made in breast cancer treatment and management. This gave the GPs an opportunity to meet fact-to-face with the local breast service specialists. An information...Chemotherapy trial proves the worth of including elderly patients in clinical trials
...r women are less likely to receive post-operative radiation and systemic adjuvant therapy as compared to younger women. This population seems to be under-represented in clinical trials. Dr. Feher told the conference that only women aged 60 or over were included in the randomized phase lll clinical trial that...Doctors investigating one stop shop radiotherapy at time of surgery
...). A major international trial comparing external radiation with or without a boost dose recently showed that ...Targeted Intraoperative radioTherapy) delivers the radiation by wrapping the targeted breast tissue round a spherical applicator. There had been no major complic...Women face high risk of developing breast cancer following radiotherapy for Hodgkins Disease
...treated at the Mayo Clinic with supradiaphragmatic radiation therapy (SDRT)1. Four patients who were diagnosed...eatment. Prof Wahner-Roedler said: The impact of radiation therapy on younger women is so severe that it makes the impact of having a family history of breast ...Low socioeconomic status may influence quality of breast cancer treatment
...th later-stage disease, 26% less likely to receive radiation after breast-conserving surgery, more than twice a...te-stage breast cancer, 44% less likely to receive radiation after breast-conserving surgery, and three times more likely to die than women not insured by Medica...Ultrasound senses 'feel' of breast lesions
...st lesions with their fingers. But ARFI "is a new radiation force-based imaging method that provides information about the local mechanical properties of tissue," wrote Nightingale and three other authors in the article published in the April 5 issue of Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology. "It's effectivel...Jefferson study shows low concentrations of chemotherapy drugs have antiangiogenic effects
...o Adam Dicker, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of radiation oncology and director of the Division of Experimental Radiation at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, traditionally, most cancer therapies are used in highest possible doses. But anti-angiogenesis drugs have cau...Researchers say trees could affect land use, reduce skin cancer
... of protection trees provide against ultraviolet-B radiation may influence how communities are built and the in...cer. "We now have a model to predict how much UV-B radiation people receive under different amounts of tree cover," said meteorologist Richard Grant, Purdue agro...