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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).

Understanding genetic interactions holds key to new personalized therapies

When the Human Genome Project was completed, in 2003, it opened the door to a radical new idea of health - that of personalized medicine, in which disease risk and appropriate treatment would be gleaned from one's genetic makeup.

25 Mar 2019

Queen Mary University of London’s BCI boosts radionuclide imaging capabilities with MILabs VECTor technology

Milabs B.V., manufacturer of the world’s only fully integrated SPECT/PET/Optical/CT-scanner, today announces that the core molecular imaging facility at Queen Mary University of London’s Barts Cancer Institute has boosted its radionuclide imaging capabilities with a MILabs VECTor PET/SPECT/CT omni-tomography system.

21 Mar 2019

Hormonal treatment associated with depression in men with prostate cancer

Men who receive anti-hormonal treatment after having their prostate removed are 80% more likely to suffer from depression than men who don't receive this treatment. This leads researchers to suggest that patients receiving androgen deprivation therapy should be monitored for post-surgical depression.

18 Mar 2019

Using organ-on-a-chip technology to reduce side effects of radiation therapy

The debilitating side effects of radiotherapy could soon be a thing of the past thanks to a breakthrough by University of South Australia and Harvard University researchers.

14 Mar 2019

Prostate cancer treatment breakthrough

Researchers have developed a method by which thousands of men with prostate cancer could choose their own treatment.

13 Mar 2019

Protein content of tumors correlates with treatment response and survival in glioma patients

Brain tumors vary widely in how they respond to treatment. However, early assessment of therapy response is essential in order to choose the best possible treatment for the patient.

28 Feb 2019

RWTH Aachen chooses MILabs’ hybrid OI/CT system to enhance molecular imaging research

RWTH Aachen University have chosen the MILabs high-resolution CT to further enhance its world-leading molecular imaging research.

26 Feb 2019

A single round of chemotherapy has no effect on sperm count, say researchers

Men with early-stage testicular can safely undergo one round of post-operative chemotherapy or radiotherapy without a long-term negative effect on sperm count.

25 Feb 2019

Sperm quality not affected by one course of postoperative treatment for early testicular cancer

Men with early stage testicular cancer can safely receive one course of chemotherapy or radiotherapy after surgery without it having a long-term effect on their sperm count, according to a study published in the leading cancer journal Annals of Oncology today (Monday).

25 Feb 2019

Study: Cancer stem-like cells are maintained by MTHFD2 mitochondrial metabolic enzyme

An increase in the incidence and mortality rate of cancer has been noted worldwide, especially for lung cancer.

22 Feb 2019

H-RT should be the standard of care for men with low risk prostate cancer, study shows

Results from the NRG Oncology clinical study NRG-RTOG 0415 determined that a hypofractionated radiotherapy schedule, a treatment schedule that delivers a total dose of radiotherapy over a shorter period of time, is not worse than the conventional radiotherapy schedule in terms of bowel, bladder, sexual, and general quality of life as well as anxiety and depression for men with low risk prostate cancer.

15 Feb 2019

Photoacoustic imaging accurately measures the temperature of deep tissues

Measuring a fever is usually pretty simple: place a thermometer under a patient's tongue and get an accurate temperature reading within 30 seconds. But that simplicity does not translate when it comes to measuring the temperatures of specific tissues deep inside the body.

14 Feb 2019

Watchful waiting in prostate cancer becoming more popular

In 2010, the US National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines suggested that patients with stable and low-risk prostate cancers could be managed with active surveillance or watchful waiting (AS/WW). AS/WW was considered to be a safe and effective alternative to aggressive surgery to remove the prostate and radiation therapy.

11 Feb 2019

Stereotactic body radiotherapy effective in treating men with low- or intermediate-risk prostate cancer

A new UCLA-led study shows that men with low- or intermediate-risk prostate cancer can safely undergo higher doses of radiation over a significantly shorter period of time and still have the same, successful outcomes as from a much longer course of treatment.

11 Feb 2019

Research finds new potential targets for treatment of pancreatic cancer

The first study in the world to take a detailed look at scar tissue in human pancreatic cancer has revealed a range of different scar tissue types that could help clinicians predict which patients will respond best to particular treatments.

11 Feb 2019

COCIR welcomes European Commission’s adoption of recommendation on European EHR exchange format

COCIR welcomes the adoption of the European Commission’s recommendation on a European Electronic Health Record exchange format.

7 Feb 2019

Experts characterize normal electrical activity in prostate cancer cells in real time

Experts from the Universities of Bath and Seville have carried out a series of experiments with which, for the first time, they have been able to characterize the normal electrical activity in PC-3 prostate cancer cells in real time, with a resulting low-frequency electrical pattern between 0.1 and 10 Hertz.

5 Feb 2019

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Understanding genetic interactions holds key to new personalized therapies

Queen Mary University of London’s BCI boosts radionuclide imaging capabilities with MILabs VECTor technology

Hormonal treatment associated with depression in men with prostate cancer

Using organ-on-a-chip technology to reduce side effects of radiation therapy

Prostate cancer treatment breakthrough

Protein content of tumors correlates with treatment response and survival in glioma patients

RWTH Aachen chooses MILabs’ hybrid OI/CT system to enhance molecular imaging research

A single round of chemotherapy has no effect on sperm count, say researchers

Sperm quality not affected by one course of postoperative treatment for early testicular cancer

Study: Cancer stem-like cells are maintained by MTHFD2 mitochondrial metabolic enzyme

H-RT should be the standard of care for men with low risk prostate cancer, study shows

Photoacoustic imaging accurately measures the temperature of deep tissues

Watchful waiting in prostate cancer becoming more popular

Stereotactic body radiotherapy effective in treating men with low- or intermediate-risk prostate cancer

Research finds new potential targets for treatment of pancreatic cancer

COCIR welcomes European Commission’s adoption of recommendation on European EHR exchange format

Experts characterize normal electrical activity in prostate cancer cells in real time

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Study shows promise for future prostate cancer treatment

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