She underwent six weeks of radiation with the standard photon treatment. She said she felt tired during that period but was ...

After a comprehensive two-year follow-up, researchers found that MRI-guided stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) for prostate cancer significantly reduced long-term side effects and improved quality ...

In the medical world, however, they can serve as unwanted reminders of a difficult past. For cancer patients who require ...

Treatment of early disease, when cancer is confined to the original site, is focused on that single area, most often with surgery or radiation therapy. Treatment of advanced disease, when it has ...

Radiation therapy is a significant risk factor for soft tissue sarcoma in breast cancer survivors. Receiving radiation therapy for breast cancers harboring TP53 germline variants may cause secondary ...

Radiation therapy has been used to treat cancer since the beginning of the 20th century. This type of treatment continues to be one of the most effective treatments for cancerous (malignant) and ...

Radiation therapy is a vital part of treating cancer and it goes hand in hand with chemotherapy. But the therapists ...

Drugs that treat cancer are also called systemic therapies. Types of systemic therapies for breast cancer include chemotherapy, hormone therapy, targeted-drug therapy and immunotherapy. "The goal ...

Mercy Health — Lorain is expanding its radiation oncology services for breast cancer patients, adding prone positioning to its treatment offerings, according to a news release.

A new study at The Davidoff Comprehensive Cancer Center is examining the ... the disease to undergo five treatments of targeted radiation therapy. Since each radiation treatment entails detailed ...