Radiation Treatment

Blood pressure compound may benefit brain tumor patients

harminka — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 10:55:22 -0600

A widely used blood pressure medication may be the key to preventing brain function loss common after radiation treatment, according to a newly published study by researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. The findings offer the hope of an improved quality of life for cancer patients.

Drug combination shrinks breast cancer metastases in brain

harminka — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 11:22:36 -0600

A combination of a "targeted" therapy and chemotherapy shrank metastatic brain tumors by at least 50 percent in one-fifth of patients with aggressive HER2-positive breast cancer, according to data presented by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute investigators at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.

Newer Radiation Treatment Easier for Some Throat Cancer Patients

harminka — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 13:24:32 -0600

Treating throat cancer with intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) can improve the health-related quality of life of patients compared to conventional radiation therapy (CRT), according to a study in the December 1 issue of the International Journal for Radiation oncology Biology Physics, the official journal of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology.

Antioxidants could provide all-purpose radiation protection

harminka — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 02:17:56 -0600

Two common dietary molecules found in legumes and bran could protect DNA from the harmful effects of radiation, researchers from the University of Maryland report.

Children need different medical care in wake of dirty bomb

harminka — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 00:52:38 -0500

If terrorists were to attack with a dirty bomb, medical authorities should be prepared to treat children differently than adults because their developing bodies would absorb and respond to the radiation exposure in distinct ways, according to a new study from the University of Rochester Medical Center.

Blood test may help signal tumor's remission

harminka — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 01:26:23 -0500

A blood test that detects proteins commonly released by a growing tumor could one day become a useful tool for monitoring the effectiveness of chemotherapy and radiation treatment in people with advanced throat cancer, according to a study published in the June 1, 2007, issue of Clinical Cancer Research.

Test to identify breast cancer patients reacting badly to radiotherapy

harminka — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 11:18:03 -0500

Medical scientists at the University of Leicester have announced a potentially unique advance in breast cancer research by identifying two genes associated with adverse reaction to cancer treatment.

Better radiation treatment for lung cancer is measuring lung motion

harminka — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 13:02:24 -0500

Common cold virus may kill breast cancer cells

harminka — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 13:00:35 -0600

Breast Cancer Stem Cells May Resist Radiation Treatment

harminka — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 11:44:31 -0600