Almost three-fourths of patients with biochemically recurrent prostate cancer remained metastasis free at 5 years following ...

“Traditionally, breast cancer was treated over a course of five to six weeks,” said D. Hunter Boggs, M.D., an associate professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology. “Over the past few decades, ...

For men who undergo a radical prostatectomy for the treatment of prostate cancer, post-surgery radiation therapy can play a vital role in reducing the risk of recurrence. Despite its benefits, many ...

Radiation therapy is often described in clinical terms, but rarely through the eyes of the person lying on the treatment ...

Radiation has been a staple of breast cancer treatment for decades, but a new study is casting doubt on whether it is necessary or beneficial for some patients. The study published recently in the New ...

If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, you’re not alone—and you don’t have to wait long to take the next step. Whether you’re newly diagnosed, moving from active surveillance ...

Radiation therapy is a treatment that uses high doses of radiation to damage cancer cells, either killing them or slowing their growth. Unlike the low-dose radiation used in X-rays to see inside the ...

Small study could make big difference for breast cancer patients. Nov. 8, 2010, SAN DIEGO— -- Breast cancer patients don't have to give up deodorant during radiation therapy to avoid skin ...

Cancer is frightening enough to make us rush straight into treatment, often without a second thought, and understandably so.

New research suggests the targeted radiation treatment may reduce long-term side effects while maintaining strong cancer ...

SAMBALPUR: Radiation therapy at Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR), Burla has been ...

Radiation therapy offered no survival benefit for women with early-stage breast cancer who received mastectomy, lymph node surgery and cancer drugs, according to an international study published Nov.