Combination RT offers hope to late-stage esophageal cancer patients
Just over half of patients with advanced-stage esophageal cancer who are unsuitable for standard curative treatment survive for a year after receiving a combination of external beam radiotherapy and high-dose rate brachytherapy, report researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Oncology)
Source: MedWire News - Oncology - February 7, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Prostatectomy vs Radiotherapy: 15-Year Functional Outcomes Are the Same
Fifteen years after treatment for localized prostate cancer, men who underwent radical prostatectomy reported no differences in urinary, bowel, or sexual function compared with men who underwent external-beam... (Source: OncologySTAT Latest News)
Source: OncologySTAT Latest News - February 1, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
The Future of Cancer Treatment: First-of-its-kind Self-Assembled Nanoparticle for Targeted and Triggered Thermo-Chemotherapy
Researchers describe a first-of-its-kind, self assembled, multi-functional, NIR responsive gold nanorods that deliver chemotherapy specifically targeted to cancer cells and selectively release the drug in response to an external beam of light. (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - October 18, 2012 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
