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Higher RT doses can boost lifespan, reduce risk of death in LS-SCLC patients
“We need more technical details to understand how to deliver this regimen in clinical practice, and it may not be applicable for all patients.”
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CT simulation not needed in palliative radiotherapy planning
“Diagnostic CT-based radiation planning substantially reduces time in the [treatment] center without a detriment in plan deliverability or quality...
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Early-onset NAFLD tied to higher cancer risk
Among adults younger than 45 at NAFLD onset, cancers were mainly digestive and lung cancers.
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NCCN survey shows ongoing chemo drug shortages
“These new survey results remind us that we are still in an ongoing crisis and must respond with appropriate urgency.”
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How exercise boosts the body’s ability to prevent cancer
“People don’t adhere to vague lifestyle advice like ‘just exercise.’ We wanted to link a specific biologic effect to a very concrete intervention...
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Reducing cognitive impairment from SCLC brain metastases
Stereotactic radiosurgery was better at preventing loss of verbal recall function at 3 months than whole-brain radiation therapy, the current...
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Short-course SBRT: Standard of care in prostate cancer?
Stereotactic body radiation therapy delivered in five fractions provided similar 5-year disease control as conventional, higher-dose external-beam...
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Adopting high-dose radiation vs. conventional after mastectomy could be ‘game changer’
The use of the higher-dose approach, known as hypofractionation, “resulted in fewer treatment breaks and less financial toxicity.”
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SABR could defer systemic therapy in oligoprogressive breast cancer
“We found surprisingly that SABR delayed a change in therapy by 10 months, which is great for patients.”
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What is the future for multicancer early-detection tests?
Liquid biopsies based on genomic biomarkers could make MCED a reality, especially for cancers for which there is no standard screening process.
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From scrubs to screens: Growing your patient base with social media
“What we can do for society at large is to provide our input into issues, add informed opinions where there’s controversy, and address...