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Betamethasone may improve prostate cancer radiation therapy: Study
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 14 (ANI): A new study suggests that the common steroid betamethasone could be used to reduce unwanted side effects of radiation treatments for prostate cancer.
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A senior citizen battled out a rare throat cancer in Rela Hospital
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], February 9 (ANI/PRNewswire): In Chennai, a senior citizen successfully survived stage-4 Throat cancer after a series of radiation treatments under the proper guidance of expert oncologists in Rela Hospital and lives as a testimony to prove that cancer can be cur
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Researchers develop personalized, 3D printed shields to protect patients d
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Boston (Massachusetts) [US], April 22 (ANI): In a new paper, a team of investigators describe efforts to develop a new personalized, 3D-printed device intended to shield patients who are undergoing radiation therapy and prevent radiation-induced toxicity.
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Researchers find quick, better radiation therapy for cancer patients
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Philadelphia [USA], Jan 11 (ANI): A new development in medical science will make it possible for cancer patients to undergo an entire course of radiation treatment in less than a second, rather than over several weeks.
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Scientists working towards delivering full course of radiation therapy in
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Philadelphia [USA], Jan 9 (ANI): The days are near when cancer patients would go through the whole course of radiation treatment in less than a second, rather than receiving doses over many weeks.
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Proton therapy for cancer significantly reduces risk of severe side effect
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Philadelphia [USA], Dec 27 (ANI): Proton therapy, as it turns out, has fewer side effects on cancer patients when compared to the traditional radiation treatment. While the cure rates of both the treatment methods are almost similar, radiation leads to much more frequent unplanned hospitalis
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Radiation elevates cardiac risk in lung cancer patients: Study
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 11 (ANI): Patients getting treated for locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) are at a risk of heart attack and heart failure, a recent study has observed.
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High-dose prostate cancer therapy can half trips to hospital
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 7 (ANI): Treating prostate cancer with a single, high dose of radiation delivered precisely to the site of the tumour results in good quality of life and fewer trips to the hospital, with adverse side effects that are no worse than if the radiation treatment had be
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