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Radiation therapy (in North America), or radiotherapy (in the UK and Australia) also called radiation oncology, and sometimes abbreviated to XRT, is the medical use of ionizing radiation as part of cancer treatment to control malignant cells (not to be confused with radiology, the use of radiation in medical imaging and diagnosis).

Adding abemaciclib to hormonal therapy reduces recurrence in patients with HR+ HER2- early breast cancer

Adding abemaciclib to hormonal therapy reduces the risk of cancer recurrence by 25% in patients with high-risk early hormone receptor positive (HR+) human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 negative (HER2-) breast cancer, according to results from a study at ESMO 2020.

21 Sep 2020

Enhancing the efficacy of anti-PD-L1 immunotherapy for cancer

For most people, there is no scarier diagnosis than that of cancer. While treatments including chemotherapy and radiotherapy have been used since the 1940s and late 1800s, respectively, immunotherapy has more recently emerged as a viable and successful approach to cancer treatment.

18 Sep 2020

CERN and CHUV team up to develop conceptual design of innovative radiotherapy facility

Geneva and Lausanne. CERN and the Lausanne University Hospital, in Switzerland, are collaborating to develop the conceptual design of an innovative radiotherapy facility, used for cancer treatment.

15 Sep 2020

COVID-19 pandemic affects delivery of cancer care and oncologists' wellbeing

Delays and cancellation of cancer treatments and other safety measures undertaken to minimise the risk of exposure to the coronavirus (COVID-19) have generated a huge backlog in oncology care and research.

14 Sep 2020

Novel drug could improve life expectancy and quality for patients with hard-to-treat cancers

The Sheffield researchers founded the spin-out Modulus Oncology with a team of experienced biotech entrepreneurs to fast-track the drug into clinical testing within two years.

9 Sep 2020

New drug can enhance life expectancy and quality for patients with hard-to-treat cancers

A new drug which could improve life expectancy and quality for patients with hard-to-treat cancers, such as pancreatic cancer and relapsed breast cancer, has been invented by scientists at the University of Sheffield.

9 Sep 2020

New combination therapy helps fight cancer

Radiation causes key changes to immune cells in kidney cancer tumors.T cells in tumors are expanded in blood shortly after radiation, then decrease.

9 Sep 2020

Major UK study launched to assess the impact of COVID-19 on cancer patients

A new UK study has been launched to assess the impact of covid-19 on people with cancer.

2 Sep 2020

Adjuvant chemotherapy can improve overall survival in patients with high-risk, low-grade glioma

A practice-changing study, NRG Oncology clinical trial NRG-RTOG 9802, has demonstrated, for the first time, a survival benefit of adjuvant chemotherapy following radiotherapy over radiotherapy alone in certain subgroups of patients with high-risk, low-grade glioma (WHO classification: LGG, grade II), a type of brain tumor that originates from glial cells.

1 Sep 2020

Black pediatric cancer patients less likely to receive proton therapy than white children

A deep concern among pediatric oncologists has been confirmed by the data: Black children enrolled in national clinical trials have been found to be three times less likely to receive proton radiotherapy than their white counterparts.

27 Aug 2020

Researchers discover new genes that influence cancer treatment success

One of the great mysteries of cancer research is why certain patients respond better to radiation therapy than others. Researchers at the University of Bern have now discovered which genes play an important role in this. This results in new findings for cancer treatment.

25 Aug 2020

Researchers identify potential drug target for curtailing cancer metastasis

Researchers led by Ludwig Chicago Co-director Ralph Weichselbaum and Ronald Rock of the University of Chicago have identified in preclinical studies a potential drug target for curtailing cancer metastasis.

24 Aug 2020

Sortilin may hold the key to developing more effective treatment for pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic cancer has an extremely poor prognosis; it is the third most common cause of cancer deaths in the United States.

20 Aug 2020

Study uses a statistical approach to reveal patterns of cancer incidence

QUT researchers have used nationwide cancer mapping statistics to develop a new mathematical model so health professionals can further question patterns relating to the disease.

13 Aug 2020

Scientists identify genetic link to predict treatment response in patients with aggressive blood cancer

A Singapore team led by clinician-scientists and researchers from the National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS) discovered a genetic link to better predict treatment response for relapsed/refractory patients with natural- killer T-cell lymphoma (NKTCL), a highly aggressive form of blood cancer.

13 Aug 2020

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Adding abemaciclib to hormonal therapy reduces recurrence in patients with HR+ HER2- early breast cancer

Enhancing the efficacy of anti-PD-L1 immunotherapy for cancer

CERN and CHUV team up to develop conceptual design of innovative radiotherapy facility

COVID-19 pandemic affects delivery of cancer care and oncologists' wellbeing

Novel drug could improve life expectancy and quality for patients with hard-to-treat cancers

New drug can enhance life expectancy and quality for patients with hard-to-treat cancers

New combination therapy helps fight cancer

Major UK study launched to assess the impact of COVID-19 on cancer patients

Adjuvant chemotherapy can improve overall survival in patients with high-risk, low-grade glioma

Black pediatric cancer patients less likely to receive proton therapy than white children

Researchers discover new genes that influence cancer treatment success

Researchers identify potential drug target for curtailing cancer metastasis

Sortilin may hold the key to developing more effective treatment for pancreatic cancer

Study uses a statistical approach to reveal patterns of cancer incidence

Scientists identify genetic link to predict treatment response in patients with aggressive blood cancer

Updated clinical practice guidelines for managing mucositis published

Individual’s alpha wave frequency can be used as reliable pain indicator, shows study

Panthera’s oncology clinical trial sites in the UK are open for research activities

CNIO and HKUST researchers identify how some gliomas acquire chemoresistance

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