Cancer patients beware: These radiation therapy myths could cost you
He revealed, “The aim of radiation therapy is to deliver a precise measured dose of radiation to a defined tumour volume with ...
5 things you didn’t know about radiation therapy in cancer
Will radiation make you radioactive? Does radiation therapy hurt? Doctors explain 5 facts about this cancer treatment.
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Patients Have Many Fears, Misconceptions About Radiation Therapy
A recent survey revealed that many patients were worried about the physical effects of radiation, and more than one third ...
Two-year-old brain cancer patient fighting for her life
A two-year-old baby girl from Lake Charles is about to begin six weeks of radiation treatments, to try to fight a rare and aggressive brain cancer found primarily in babies. Children who get it ...
“Pushing the Boundaries of Radiation Treatment”: Breakthrough Cancer Therapy Advances to Clinical Trials
A new nasal delivery method for amifostine could protect healthy tissue during pancreatic cancer radiation therapy, ...
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Highly focused radiation therapy for breast cancers
Modern radiation therapy (RT) represents a significant step forward in the fight against breast cancer. For patients seeking ...
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High-precision radiation therapy found to be safe for polymetastatic cancer
A new Phase I clinical trial from London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute (LHSCRI) has found high-precision ...