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(PhysOrg.com) -- Human embryonic stem cells could help people with learning and memory deficits after radiation treatment for brain tumors, suggests a new UC Irvine study. http://www.physorg.com/news177681967.html Chemistry Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:40:01 EST news177681967 Human embryonic stem cells could help people with learning and memory deficits after radiation treatment for brain tumors, suggests a new UC Irvine study. http://www.physorg.com/news177008376.html Medicine & Health Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:10:05 EST news177008376 Researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center found that radiation treatment for women who had a lumpectomy for early-stage breast cancer can be safely reduced to four weeks, instead of the usual six to seven weeks, by delivering a higher daily dose--greatly reducing the length of treatment time. The five-year results of the phase II study will be presented today at the annual meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology. http://www.physorg.com/news176567679.html Medicine & Health Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:10:02 EST news176567679 High-risk melanoma patients who are treated with radiation after surgery have a significantly lower risk of their cancer returning to the lymph nodes (19 percent), compared to those patients who do not have radiation therapy (31 percent), according to the first randomized study of its kind presented at the plenary session, November 2, 2009, at the 51st Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). http://www.physorg.com/news176402467.html Medicine & Health Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:40:03 EST news176402467 A drug currently under development by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine may help bone fractures heal more quickly after radiation exposure, according to a study by Pitt researchers. The study's results will be presented today during the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting in Chicago. http://www.physorg.com/news176395872.html Medicine & Health Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:30:01 EST news176395872 Researchers at Rush University Medical Center and Argonne National Laboratory are collaborating on a study to determine if an imaging technique used by NASA to inspect the space shuttle can be used to predict tissue damage often experienced by breast cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy. The study is examining the utility of three-dimensional thermal tomography in radiation oncology. http://www.physorg.com/news176395084.html Medicine & Health Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:40:02 EST news176395084 Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) offers a less invasive way to eliminate tremors caused by Parkinson's disease and essential tremor than deep brain stimulation (DBS) and radiofrequency (RF) treatments, and is as effective, according to a long-term study presented November 2, 2009, at the 51st Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). http://www.physorg.com/news176391825.html Medicine & Health Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:46:39 EST news176391825 Short-term hormone therapy given prior to and during intermediate dose radiation treatment for men with early stage prostate cancer increases their chance of living longer, compared to those who receive the same radiation alone, according to a Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) study, the largest randomized trial of its kind, presented November 2, 2009, at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting. The RTOG trial noted that this benefit appeared to be greatest for men currently defined as at medium-risk for disease failure. http://www.physorg.com/news176387429.html Medicine & Health Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:30:53 EST news176387429 Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, may be hot on the heels of a Holy Grail of cancer therapy: They have found a way to not only protect healthy tissue from the toxic effects of radiation treatment, but also increase tumor death. The findings appear today in Science Translational Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news175355067.html Medicine & Health Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:00:03 EST news175355067 Exercise is a key factor in improving both memory and mood after whole-brain radiation treatments in rodents, according to data presented by Duke University scientists at the Society for Neuroscience meeting. http://www.physorg.com/news175093201.html Medicine & Health Sun, 18 Oct 2009 14:00:26 EST news175093201 (AP) -- A husband and wife are both undergoing treatment for breast cancer in a case that illustrates how the disease can strike both sexes. Mike and Barbara Welsh, of Monroe, in southwestern Ohio, each had surgery this year after separate discoveries that they had breast cancer. http://www.physorg.com/news174584267.html Medicine & Health Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:00:01 EST news174584267 A new drug designed to "seek and destroy" common cancers such as breast, prostate, endometrial, pancreatic, ovarian, skin and testicular cancers is being tested at TGen Clinical Research Services (TCRS) at Scottsdale Healthcare. http://www.physorg.com/news173973725.html Medicine & Health Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:04:39 EST news173973725 (PhysOrg.com) -- A research team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology studying sugar-coated nanoparticles for use as a possible cancer therapy has uncovered a delicate balancing act that makes the particles more effective than conventional thinking says they should be. Just like individuals in a crowd respecting other people's personal space, the particles work because they get close together, but not too close. http://www.physorg.com/news172862738.html Nanotechnology Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:00:02 EST news172862738 About three-quarters of women newly diagnosed with breast cancer have a friend or family member with them at their first visit with a surgeon. And that person plays a significant role in the patient's decision of what type of surgery to have, according to a new study from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center. http://www.physorg.com/news170956792.html Medicine & Health Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:05:12 EST news170956792 CyberKnife radiosurgery -- which uses narrow beams of radiation to kill several types of cancer -- is marketed as a less invasive, more convenient way to treat prostate cancer, a pitch that has proved convincing for about 3,000 men over the last six years. http://www.physorg.com/news168877328.html Medicine & Health Fri, 07 Aug 2009 15:40:02 EST news168877328 Patients with second primary lung cancers (SPLC), when compared to those with one primary lung cancer (OPLC), are more likely to have localized disease at the time of diagnosis and are more likely to receive surgical treatment rather than radiation treatment. However, patients with SPLC have a 12% higher lung cancer specific mortality, Fox Chase Cancer Center researchers reported today at the annual meeting of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer. http://www.physorg.com/news168412615.html Medicine & Health Sun, 02 Aug 2009 06:17:46 EST news168412615 (PhysOrg.com) -- Current radiation therapy treatment damages a patient's healthy tissue as well as eradicating the tumour it is intended to destroy, making the treatment especially invasive and often causing nasty side effects. http://www.physorg.com/news161950880.html Physics Tue, 19 May 2009 11:21:40 EST news161950880 Cancer patients who wore acupressure wristbands had much less nausea while receiving radiation treatment, making the bands a safe, low-cost addition to anti-nausea medication, according to a study published in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management by University of Rochester Medical Center researchers. http://www.physorg.com/news158415578.html Medicine & Health Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:20:14 EST news158415578 New research funded by the Canadian Cancer Society has discovered poor educational achievement and learning difficulties for some childhood cancer survivors, especially those diagnosed with brain tumours. This first-of-its-kind study, published in the journal Cancer, raises critical questions about the long term outlook for children with cancer. http://www.physorg.com/news157815770.html Medicine & Health Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:43:08 EST news157815770 A widely used blood pressure medication may be the key to preventing brain function loss common after radiation treatment, according to a newly published study by researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. The findings offer the hope of an improved quality of life for cancer patients. http://www.physorg.com/news154174058.html Medicine & Health Wed, 18 Feb 2009 10:08:09 EST news154174058 A new analysis of the National Cancer Institute's cancer registry has found that as many as one in five older women experience delayed or incomplete radiation treatment following breast-conserving surgery, and that this suboptimal care can lead to worse outcomes. http://www.physorg.com/news147372503.html Medicine & Health Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:48:23 EST news147372503 The surgeon's knife is playing an ever smaller role in the treatment of cancer, as it is replaced by increasingly efficient and safe radiation therapy techniques. Progress in radiation technology will also lead to better detection rates for cancer. This is according to Professor Freek Beekman, who will give his inaugural speech at Delft University of Technology on Wednesday, 24 September. http://www.physorg.com/news141468310.html Medicine & Health Wed, 24 Sep 2008 09:45:10 EST news141468310