MRI-guided radiotherapy appears to lead to fewer side effects from treatment for prostate cancer Hina Zahid18 Feb 2022 9:00 AM ISTAn interim analysis of an ongoing Phase III study from UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center indicates that using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)...
Superficial radiotherapy gives long-term improvement in familial benign chronic pemphigus: JAMA Medical Dialogues Editorial Team14 Jan 2022 8:15 AM ISTDenmark: A new study discovered that superficial radiation (SR) treatment was related to remission in individuals with severe Hailey-Hailey disease...
Radiotherapy reduces need for surgery in patients with laryngeal amyloidosis Dr. Nandita Mohan24 July 2021 9:00 AM ISTLaryngeal amyloidosis (LA) is a rare disease characterized by extracellular protein deposition within the larynx. The mainstay of treatment is...
Vitamin D Oral Gel effective in prevention of Radiation Induced Oral Mucositis, finds study Dr Satabdi Saha1 July 2021 11:00 AM ISTVitamin D is a fat soluble vitamin which has important calcemic roles in the body regarding bone homeostasis and calcium/phosphorus balance....
Radiotherapy in indolent gastroduodenal lymphoma patients tied to diabetes: Study Medha Baranwal5 April 2021 6:10 PM ISTSeoul, Korea: Patients with gastroduodenal indolent lymphoma who receive radiotherapy (RT) are at increased diabetes risk compared to those who do...
Alkem Labs, Tata Memorial Hospital collaborate to set up cancer care facility in Bihar Ruchika Sharma24 March 2021 12:46 PM ISTMumbai: Alkem Laboratories Limited has recently announced that the company has partnered with Tata Memorial Centre ("TMC") to establish an advanced...
Combination therapy with radiation shows promise in treating glioblastoma Hina Zahid10 March 2021 8:00 PM ISTRadiation therapy is part of the standard-of-care treatment regimen for glioblastoma, often helping prolong the survival of patients. However,...
Physical activity could mitigate difficult menopausal symptoms Hina Zahid3 Dec 2020 7:30 AM ISTCLEVELAND, Ohio - Women being treated for cancer often experience menopause quite suddenly with common symptoms, such as hot flashes, amplified more...
Prostate cancer: Postoperative Radiotherapy can be avoided in many patients,finds Lancet Study Dr Kartikeya Kohli2 Oct 2020 6:00 PM ISTResearchers have found in a new study that individualised post operative radiotherapy with closed monitoring is key to better outcomes in prostate...
Shorter radiotherapy regimens as good as conventional one in breast cancer Dr.Niharika Harsha B24 Aug 2020 6:30 PM ISTThe ten-year results of the FAST trial have found that a once-weekly 5-fraction schedule of whole-breast radiotherapy appeared to be radiobiologically...
Breath-holding for over 5 minutes a potential radiotherapy treatment for cardiac arrhythmias Hina Zahid21 Jan 2020 4:23 PM ISTUK: A technique that enables patients suffering from heart conditions to hold their breath safely for over 5 minutes could have potential as part of a...
Supportive care in lung cancer patients receiving concurrent chemotherapy and radiotherapy: ESTRO and ESMO Guideline Hina Zahid17 Jan 2020 5:36 PM ISTConcurrent chemotherapy and radiotherapy (CCRT) followed by durvalumab immune therapy in appropriate patients is considered to be the standard of care...
