News tagged with radiation center
Radiation plus chemotherapy provides long-term positive results for head and neck cancer patients
A select subgroup of advanced head and neck cancer patients treated with radiation therapy plus the chemotherapy drug cisplatin had more positive outcomes than patients treated with radiation therapy alone and continued to ...
Jan 26, 2012 |
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Cell signaling key to stopping growth and migration of brain cancer cells
Brain cancer is hard to treat: it's not only strong enough to resist most chemotherapies, but also nimble enough to migrate away from radiation or surgery to regrow elsewhere.
Jan 17, 2012 |
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Study finds acupuncture can prevent radiation-induced chronic dry mouth
When given alongside radiation therapy for head and neck cancer, acupuncture has shown for the first time to reduce the debilitating side effect of xerostomia, according to new research from The University of Texas MD Anderson ...
Nov 10, 2011 |
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Study finds advances in breast cancer don't extend to older women
The survival rates for older women with breast cancer lag behind younger women diagnosed with the disease, indicating that the elder population may be missing out on improvements in treatment and detection, according to new ...
Nov 07, 2011 |
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New treatment for lung cancer shows promise
A new inhalable dry powder treatment for lung cancer shows a significant increase in survival rates and is far less invasive than current treatment options, which frequently include radiation and surgery. This research is ...
Nov 15, 2010 |
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NASA's SOFIA will likely help solve mysteries about our galaxy
(PhysOrg.com) -- How were millions of young stars able to form at the center of our Milky Way galaxy in the presence of an enormous black hole with a mass 4 million times that of the sun? This and other important ...
Aug 26, 2010 |
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Blood pressure compound may benefit brain tumor patients
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. ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Feb 18, 2009 |
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