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Daily Cancer News  -  25 Mar 2008
Cancer Consultants,Ninety-two patients received post-operative chemotherapy and 19 received post-operative chemotherapy and radiotherapy. The median survival time for the

IPGMER lobbies state to fill vacancies  -  25 Mar 2008
The Statesman,Officials also said subjects like anatomy, radiotherapy, physiology, forensic medicine, pathology, and anaesthetic science are not attracting students these

PALO ALTO, Calif., March 25 --  -  25 Mar 2008
Biloxi Sun Herald,The company supplies informatics software for managing comprehensive cancer clinics, radiotherapy centers and medical oncology practices.

Radioactive cat mistaken for bomb  -  25 Mar 2008
Ananova,But a search of his car revealed only his cat who had undergone radiotherapy for cancer three days earlier. Deputy chief border agent Joe Giuliano revealed

New Compact Proton Radiotherapy Device Designed with SolidWorks ...  -  Mar 24, 2008
WELT ONLINE,Still River Systems, a Littleton, Mass. company, is using SolidWorksÂ® 3D CAD software to develop a new compact and affordable proton radiotherapy treatment

Lower Dose Radiotherapy For Cancer  -  Mar 23, 2008
eMaxHealth.com,Findings from two trials carried out over 10 years and involving 4500 women may lead to â€?a revolution in radiotherapy treatment for breast cancer,â€? the

Shorter radiotherapy courses work: study  -  Mar 18, 2008
Scientific AmericanTheir study of nearly 4500 women with early breast cancer showed that the key was giving fewer -- but larger -- treatments during radiotherapy treatment.

Shorter radiotherapy courses for breast cancer just as safe and ...  -  Mar 21, 2008
News-Medical.net,The researchers conducted a study of nearly 4500 women with early breast cancer and the key was to give fewer but larger treatments of radiotherapy.

RCR welcomes START, showing that fewer fractions of radiotherapy ...  -  Mar 20, 2008
HealthTech Wire (press release),LONDON, UK - (HealthTech Wire) - The Royal College of Radiologists welcomes the latest results from the Standardisation of Breast Radiotherapy Trial (START)

Why a radiotherapy unit in Worcester is so important to have  -  Mar 19, 2008
Worcester News,By James Connell RADIOTHERAPY is unpleasant enough for cancer patients without them having to face a gruelling and exhausting journey to and from hospital

Shorter radiotherapy courses can benefit breast cancer patients  -  Mar 19, 2008
Cancer Research UK - News & Resources,A LOWER total dose of radiotherapy, delivered in fewer, larger treatments has been shown to be as effective as the international standard of a higher total

Breast Cancer Radiotherapy Can Be Given in Fewer But Higher Doses  -  Mar 19, 2008
DG NewsLONDON -- March 19, 2008 -- Radiotherapy for patients with breast cancer can be delivered as a lower overall dose in fewer, larger doses, giving similar

Women with breast cancer 'could benefit from shorter bursts of ...  -  Mar 19, 2008
Daily Mail,Women with early breast cancer can benefit from fewer 'draining' radiotherapy treatments, lowering the risk of long-term side effects.

Landmark trials say shorter radiotherapy courses are just as effective  -  Mar 19, 2008
OnMedica,Breast cancer patients can receive radiotherapy in fewer but higher doses with the same beneficial effect, say the authors of 10-year long trials.

New Prostate Cancer Guidelines Add Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy  -  Mar 18, 2008
Medscape (subscription)March 18, 2008 (Hollywood, Florida) â€” Updated clinical practice guidelines add intensity-modulated radiotherapy, which is particularly effective for

Fewer doses of radiation still beat cancer  -  Mar 18, 2008
Independent,By Jeremy Laurance, Health Editor A revolution in radiotherapy treatment for cancer could be near after 10-year trials showed less radiation delivered in

Calverley pub landlord saved from rare brain tumour completes his ...  -  Mar 18, 2008
Calverley Today,This week Nick finally finished five gruelling weeks of intensive radiotherapy at the Yorkshire Cancer Centre in Leeds. He now has to have regular check-ups

Tumour hen has radiotherapy  -  Mar 16, 2008
The Sun,ONE-legged pet chicken Eve is recovering at home after becoming the UKâ€™s first hen to have radiotherapy for CANCER. The three-year-old bird lost a leg to a

Metabolic syndrome boosts risk of other health issues for men  -  Mar 22, 2008
Thaindian.com,This supports another presentation by Dr. DAmico in that there is a survival decrease from ADT in men with CAD undergoing radiotherapy compared to

Chicken has radiotherapy to fight tumour  -  Mar 15, 2008
East Anglian Daily Times,Eve, the Sussex Buff, is believed to be the first hen to undergo radiotherapy for a tumour in her leg. And what is more remarkable for Eve is that she is

Study backs breast cancer rethink  -  Mar 18, 2008
The Press AssociationWomen undergoing radiotherapy for early breast cancer could have fewer hospital visits to make in the future, following the publication of landmark studies

IMRT reduces skin side-effects of radiotherapy in early breast cancer  -  Mar 10, 2008
Lifegen.de (Abonnement),They wanted to know if the new radiotherapy technique reduced acute skin reactions and the pain they cause and improved the womenâ€™s quality of life.

Breast cancer patients need fewer treatments: study  -  Mar 18, 2008
CTV.ca,Breast cancer patients who undergo radiotherapy treatment can have their tumours successfully treated with a lower overall dose administered in fewer

Cancer treatment breaks new ground  -  Mar 19, 2008
Hendon & Finchley Times,By Alex Galbinski A procedure to carry out radiotherapy by operation could save breast cancer patients in Barnet from dozens of hospital visits.

Global Look at Fallout from Prostate Cancer Therapy Reveals Buried ...  -  Mar 19, 2008
MedPage Today,Among the patients, 271 elected brachytherapy (35 with radiotherapy, hormone therapy, or both). Prostatectomy was performed for 561 patients using

Choosing a Prostate Cancer Therapy Just Got Easier  -  Mar 19, 2008
U.S. News & World Report,Hormone therapy worsened the side effects of radiotherapy or brachytherapy. Nerve-sparing surgery resulted in fewer adverse effects than did surgery

Doctor is honoured for work on cancer  -  Mar 23, 2008
Therapeutics Daily (subscription) (press release),He received the Silvanus Thompson Medal for his work helping to improve the accuracy of radiotherapy, which in the past has also been presented to Lord

Pin Point Radiotherapy Procedure Proved Success For Breast Cancer  -  Feb 28, 2008
Medical News Today (press release),A large scale trial conducted at the European Institute of Oncology (IEO) in Milan has proved a novel radiotherapy procedure to be a great success both in

Hong Kong hospital admits giving radiotherapy to wrong patient  -  Feb 29, 2008
Monsters and Critics.comHong Kong - A Hong Kong hospital admitted Saturday that it gave radiotherapy to the wrong patient for two months after mixing up two biopsy results.

Varian Announces Global Clinical Council to Develop RapidArc(TM ...  -  Mar 19, 2008
Earthtimes,They recognize that RapidArc should make high quality radiotherapy a more affordable, more accessible treatment option, and enable more cancer patients to

Shocking shortages at Limassol hospital  -  Mar 20, 2008
Cyprus Mail,She stressed, among other things, the need for radiotherapy and neurosurgical departments, for the installation of a magnetic resonance tomography device

Radiation rethink forbreast cancer patients  -  Mar 18, 2008
The Herald,Women can be given less radiotherapy and still beat breast cancer, landmark research reveals today. Trials involving nearly 4500 patients, including breast

Chance to dance cheers up Olivia  -  Mar 19, 2008
Melbourne Herald Sun,Although she was too exhausted to shake the pompoms -- after just finishing six weeks of daily radiotherapy -- Olivia thanked the players and said she

Study Indicates Metabolic Syndome Increases Risk of Other Health ...  -  Mar 21, 2008
Newswise (press release)This supports the presentation by Dr. Dâ€™Amico that there is a survival decrease from ADT in men with CAD undergoing radiotherapy compared to radiotherapy

Fewer, But Higher Doses of Radiation Effective for Breast Cancer  -  Mar 19, 2008
MedIndia,Women with breast cancer normally get chemotherapy first, radiotherapy next. In the current treatment scenario, women must attend hospital five days a week

Prostate Cancer: Most men suffer diminished quality of life after ...  -  Mar 20, 2008
What Doctors Don't Tell You,The three standard surgical procedures for prostate cancer â€“ prostatectomy, radiotherapy or brachytherapy â€“ each comes with its own set of problems.

More pain than most on this road to winter games  -  Mar 16, 2008
Sydney Morning Herald,HE HAS spent years in hospital, undergoing chemotherapy, radiotherapy and more than 120 bouts of surgery, but for Nicholas Powell, true pain means losing a

Street Tips: Market Review on Varian Medical Systems Inc.  -  Mar 20, 2008
Trading Markets (press release),The company supplies informatics software for managing comprehensive cancer clinics, radiotherapy centers and medical oncology practices.

Mortality associated with pneumonectomy after induction ...  -  Mar 18, 2008
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryAs in the Intergroup-0139 trial, 2 Uy and colleagues 1 adopted an induction therapy of concurrent chemotherapy and radiotherapy, followed by surgical

Mathematics of Tomography and Radiotherapy  -  Feb 24, 2008
Medgadget.com,Sofer, who chairs SEOR in the Volgenau School of Information Technology and Engineering, was one of the first researchers to focus on the application of

Hypofractionated Radiation in Breast Cancer Has Fewer Adverse Effects  -  Mar 20, 2008
MedPage Today,..."The data are consistent with the hypothesis that breast cancer and the dose-limiting normal tissues respond similarly to changes in radiotherapy fraction

Trimming Breast Cancer Radiation Time  -  Mar 18, 2008
WebMDThe new studies, called the START (Standardization of Breast Radiotherapy) trials, included more than 4400 UK women with breast cancer.

News in brief - March 21, 2008  -  Mar 21, 2008
Sussex Express,Bishop Bell pupil Hannah Riddle has undergone intensive chemotherapy and radiotherapy for six months. Mum Brenda has arranged a coffee morning with various

Recovering singer Watson plans tour  -  Mar 16, 2008
The Press AssociationIt signals a remarkable comeback for 41-year-old Watson, who had to undergo a life-saving operation and a five-week course of radiotherapy after the

Cancer centreâ€™s plans under fire  -  Mar 1, 2008
The Times,They objected on the grounds that they could treat many more patients at a lower cost with conventional radiotherapy. iThemba LABS business manager Yunus

Family's Delight At Beating Eye Cancer  -  Mar 18, 2008
Glasgow Daily Record,Specialists saved Ross's right eye by sewing a piece of radioactive material on to the back of his eyeball to deliver radiotherapy directly to the tumour.

Reality bites after the cancer fight of his life  -  Mar 11, 2008
Sydney Morning Herald,Mr Planer also required chemotherapy and radiotherapy - which triggered the need for further plastic surgery. The radiotherapy had burnt a hole in the top

German particle therapy clinic planned  -  Mar 19, 2008
Hospital Healthcare Europe,In addition to the particle therapy facility, the PTC will also include a conventional radiotherapy department. Conventional radiotherapy is scheduled to

'I want to be a mommy, not a memory'  -  Mar 19, 2008
Northwich Guardian,After several operations and five weeks of radiotherapy Sue, from Appleton, was eventually given the all clear, but more than 20 years later she received

Each Therapy for Prostate Cancer Has a Distinct Pattern of Adverse ...  -  Mar 20, 2008
Medscape (subscription)The remainder of the men were treated with radiotherapy: external-beam radiation therapy alone in 209 men, external-beam radiation therapy with androgen

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