Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer Linked to Higher Risk of Second Pelvic Malignancy
(MedPage Today) -- Pelvic second malignancy occurred twice as often after brachytherapy for prostate cancer as compared with radical prostatectomy, a large retrospective review showed.
Second pelvic malignancy -- including bladder and rectum... (Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology)
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - April 23, 2024 Category: Hematology Source Type: news
GT Medical completes acquisition of Isoray Medical cesium-131 assets
GT Medical Technologies has completed the acquisition of Perspective Therapeutics subsidiary Isoray Medical's cesium-131 assets.
The purchase makes GT Medical the sole manufacturer of cesium-131 brachytherapy seeds for cancer treatments, and is part of its plan to expand adoption of its GammaTile therapy in the U.S., it said. It was initiated in December of last year. GT Medical will retain use of Isoray's cesium-131 manufacturing facility in Richland, WA. (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 15, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news
FDA clears Merit's surgical guidance system
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared disposable products developer Merit Medical Systems' Scout MD surgical guidance system for breast cancer treatment.
Scout MD supports implantation of up to four different reflector configurations, which then identify the location of the tumor for targeted removal, the company said.
The new offering broadens Merit's oncology lineup, which currently includes its Scout Radar Localization with Mini Reflector, Scout Bx delivery system, and SAVI brachytherapy system. (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 15, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news
Nigeria: Financial Toxicity, Major Challenge in Cancer Treatment - Dr Bolanle Adegboyega
[Vanguard] ·Nigeria has fewer than 10 brachytherapy machines (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 30, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news
MRI radiomics help predict cervical cancer treatment outcomes
"Handcrafted" radiomics and deep-learning radiomics based on pretreatment MRI data help predict locally advanced cervical cancer (LACC) concurrent chemoradiotherapy treatment outcomes, according to research published January 12 in Scientific Reports.
The study results show promise for tailoring care for patients with this particular cancer, wrote a team led by Sungmoon Jeong, PhD, of Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea.
"Our findings may contribute to the development of personalized treatment strategies for locally advanced cervical cancer patients," the group noted.
Cervical cancer is the fourth most comm...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - January 17, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Kate Madden Yee Tags: Advanced Visualization Genitourinary Radiology Source Type: news
KEYNOTE-A18 Data Are 'Practice-Changing' for Cervical Cancer
(MedPage Today) -- Integrating checkpoint blockade with pembrolizumab (Keytruda) into standard concurrent chemoradiotherapy plus brachytherapy significantly improved progression-free survival in cervical cancer and showed an early trend toward... (Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology)
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - December 12, 2023 Category: Hematology Source Type: news
Is Short-Term ADT Good Enough in High-Risk Prostate Cancer? Is Short-Term ADT Good Enough in High-Risk Prostate Cancer?
Continuing ADT beyond 6 months does not improve outcomes in men with high-risk localized prostate cancer also receiving brachytherapy and external beam radiation therapy, new research suggests.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - October 17, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Adding Radiation for Intermediate-Risk Prostate Cancer? Adding Radiation for Intermediate-Risk Prostate Cancer?
Investigators say stand-alone brachytherapy"can be considered a standard of care for men with intermediate-risk prostate cancer."Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Radiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Radiology Headlines - June 23, 2023 Category: Radiology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
RaySearch expands collaboration with BEBIG Medical
STOCKHOLM, May 15, 2023 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- RaySearch Laboratories AB (publ) is pleased to announce that the strategic partnership with BEBIG Medical, which began in 2018, has been extended through a memorandum of the agreement. B... Devices, Oncology RaySearch, BEBIG Medical, radiotherapy, RayStation, RayCare, brachytherapy (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - May 15, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
IsoRay completes merger with Viewpoint Molecular Targeting
Medical isotope developer IsoRay has completed its merger with Viewpoint Molecula...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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IsoRay highlights cesium-131 brachytherapy research (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 6, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
MRI-Guided Adaptive Brachytherapy Beneficial in Cervical Cancer
THURSDAY, Jan. 12, 2023 -- A magnetic resonance imaging-based image-guided adaptive brachytherapy (MR-IGABT) approach is beneficial for locally advanced cervical cancer, according to a study published online Jan. 4 in the Journal of Clinical... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - January 12, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
'Reconstructive Burnout'; Better Brachytherapy for Cervical Ca; Body-Image Distress
(MedPage Today) -- Identifying risk factors for "reconstructive burnout" may help reduce the number of patients who begin reconstruction surgery after breast cancer treatment but do not complete the process. (Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery... (Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology)
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - January 6, 2023 Category: Hematology Source Type: news
Even eels need imaging: Moray 'Larry Gordon' undergoes CT
Even eels need medical imaging sometimes: Veterinarians at a Tacoma, WA, zo...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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Rhino gets brachytherapy
Bronx Zoo gorilla gets MRI scan (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 31, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
ASTRO: Sexual Function After Brachytherapy Less Often Assessed in Women
Sexual function less likely to be assessed in women versus men undergoing brachytherapy for genitourinary cancers (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - October 31, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Gynecology, Oncology, Radiology, Urology, Conference News, Source Type: news
ASTRO: Sexual Function After Brachytherapy Less Often Assessed in Women
MONDAY, Oct. 31, 2022 -- Women are less likely than men to be evaluated for sexual function after brachytherapy for genitourinary cancers, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO),... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - October 31, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
