Depending on tumor location, presurgical radiation can improve overall survival, but that option comes with an increased risk ...

External beam radiotherapy is when a radiotherapy machine aims high-energy rays at the area of the body being treated. This treatment is normally given as a number of short, daily treatments in a ...

Discover a study that evaluated the effectiveness of hyperbaric oxygen therapy for radiation-induced dermatitis.

Moreover, previous studies have suggested that more conservative options can be successfully used for low-risk, early-stage ...

The risk of recurrence was generally low among cervical cancer patients with no high-risk factors who underwent radical surgery without adjuvant therapy.

Skipping postoperative neck irradiation in patients with oral cavity carcinoma yields control rates similar to those in patients who receive both neck and primary tumor radiation.

Following the endocrine treatment, 28% of patients and 24% of surgeons changed their minds about adjuvant radiation therapy (RT). The finding from the so-called POWER study supported the hypothesis ...

Radiation proton therapy. Brain cancer child patient lying on positioning bed with fixing mask on her head A new type of radiation therapy helped a woman with salivary gland cancer avoid side ...

For women with high-intermediate risk disease, adjuvant radiotherapy — particularly vaginal brachytherapy (a form of internal radiotherapy delivered directly to the vaginal area) — is commonly used ...

Radiotherapy uses high-energy rays called radiation to treat cancer. It destroys cancer cells in the area where the radiotherapy is given. Some normal cells in the area can also be damaged by ...