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Study reveals image-guided adaptive radiation treatments linked to short-t
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Radiation therapy for patients with prostate cancer can be made safer by a method that uses imaging technology as a guide. This method enables doctors to precisely direct radiation beams towards the prostate while avoiding adjacent tissue in the bladder, urethra, and rectum.
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Women who underwent breast cancer treatment age faster: Study
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A new study conducted by researchers at the National Institutes of Health and their collaborators have found that women who have been diagnosed with and treated for breast cancer age biologically more quickly than women who do not have the disease. Breast cancer patients who underwent radiat
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Yashoda Hospitals collaborates with Elekta to unveil a Paradigm Change in
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 22: Yashoda Hospital, in collaboration with Elekta, a leader in precision radiation therapy, has launched the Elekta Unity MR Linac, its ground-breaking technology, in India. This state-of-the-art system combines the power of magnetic resonance imaging (MR
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Study explains how antibacterial treatment helps in skin problem caused by
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
A common skin bacterium is implicated in many acute radiation dermatitis (ARD) cases, and researchers at the Montefiore Einstein Cancer Centre (MECC) have shown that a straightforward, affordable treatment can avoid severe instances, potentially establishing a new standard of care for those
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Study finds how antibacterial treatment helps in severe skin problem cause
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Up to 95 per cent of patients receiving radiation therapy for cancer experience acute radiation dermatitis (ARD), which is characterised by red, painful, itchy, or peeling skin. Although little is known about why this condition develops and no standardised treatments for preventing severe AR
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Researchers find impact of environment on neurocognitive outcomes
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital researched the effect of their environment to acquire a better grasp of the disparities between juvenile cancer patients when it comes to the effects of radiation therapy on cognition. Their research found that children who grew up in suppo
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Researchers find how new strategy to treat cancer
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The University of Cincinnati's researchers have created a similar strategy for treating cancer, connecting cancer cells to potent radiation therapy with bacteria acting as the adaptor.
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Study reveals how low-dose radiation associated with heart disease
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
In a recent study, an international team of researchers found that those who get low doses of ionising radiation had a slightly increased lifetime risk of acquiring heart disease.
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Here's how cancer cells repair DNA damage
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
A team of scientists led by Dr Kei-ichi TAKATA from the Institute for Basic Science's Center for Genomic Integrity (CGI) discovered a new type of DNA repair mechanism that cancer cells use to recover from next-generation cancer radiation therapy.
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Study suggests radiotherapy not an option for older breast cancer patient
Updated : 3 years ago IST
In older patients with early breast cancer, radiotherapy does not seem to improve survival rates.
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Radiotherapy is not an option for older breast cancer patients: Research
Updated : 3 years ago IST
According to new research, Radiotherapy does not increase survival chances in older people with early breast cancer.
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New cancer treatment inspired by latte foam, gummy bears
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Researchers at the University of Iowa are developing novel, biocompatible materials that could enhance the efficacy of chemotherapy and radiation therapy for the treatment of cancer. These materials were inspired by the foam on top of lattes, as well as gummy bears and Pop Rocks sweets.
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