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Radiation therapy (also called radiotherapy, x-ray therapy, or irradiation) is the use of a certain type of energy (called ionizing radiation) to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. Radiation therapy injures or destroys cells in the area being treated (the “target tissue”) by damaging their genetic material, making it impossible for these cells to continue to grow and divide. Although radiation damages both cancer cells and normal cells, most normal cells can recover from the effects of radiation and function properly. The goal of radiation therapy is to damage as many cancer cells as possible, while limiting harm to nearby healthy tissue.

New drug shows strong activity against brain metastases in HER2-positive breast cancer

A drug that delivers chemotherapy directly to tumors has shown impressive activity against some of the hardest-to-reach cancer cells: those that have spread to the brain in patients with advanced HER2-positive breast cancer.

13 Sep 2024

$Hypofractionation proven safer and more convenient for breast cancer treatment$

Hypofractionation proven safer and more convenient for breast cancer treatment

Giving higher doses per fraction of radiation therapy over a shorter time after breast cancer surgery significantly reduces the risk of side effects and improves quality of life compared with a conventional schedule, finds a study published by The BMJ today.

13 Sep 2024

Long radiotherapy course shows better organ preservation in rectal cancer

The COVID-19 pandemic has enabled researchers to show that a long course of radiotherapy given before surgery may be a better treatment for avoiding surgery, preserving the rectum and anus, and preventing regrowth of the primary tumor than a short course of radiotherapy for patients with rectal cancer – a type of bowel cancer.

11 Sep 2024

Pre-surgery chemotherapy shows promise for preserving vital organs in nasal and sinus cancer

Results from a clinical trial by the ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group (ECOG-ACRIN) show a striking improvement for patients who received chemotherapy before surgery to remove advanced squamous cell-type cancer of the nose or sinus.

11 Sep 2024

Advancing precision medicine with functional information in cancer treatment

A new editorial was published in Volume 11 of Oncoscience on July 19, 2024, entitled, "Functional information offers individualized adaptive cancer therapies."

30 Aug 2024

AI enhances understanding of radiation-induced cardiac arrhythmia risk in lung cancer patients

Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system, have used artificial intelligence tools to accelerate the understanding of the risk of specific cardiac arrhythmias when various parts of the heart are exposed to different thresholds of radiation as part of a treatment plan for lung cancer.

27 Aug 2024

Targeted therapy slows endometrial cancer growth in mice models

There may be a way to slow the growth of endometrial cancer through targeted cancer cell therapy, according to new research from the University of Missouri School of Medicine.

21 Aug 2024

AI tools accelerate understanding of cardiac arrhythmia risks in lung cancer treatment

Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system, have used artificial intelligence tools to accelerate the understanding of the risk of specific cardiac arrhythmias when various parts of the heart are exposed to different thresholds of radiation as part of a treatment plan for lung cancer.

20 Aug 2024

New exosome-based drug delivery system enhances ovarian cancer treatment

Ovarian cancer is one of the most common malignancies in women worldwide. Unlike breast cancer, ovarian cancer lacks early diagnostic markers and does not show noticeable symptoms until cancer metastases, leading to a low survival rate for ovarian cancer patients.

16 Aug 2024

Novel exosome-based drug delivery system for synergistic cancer treatment

12 Aug 2024

Engineered NK cells with IL-21 show strong antitumor activity against glioblastoma

Natural killer (NK) cells engineered to express interleukin-21 (IL-21) demonstrated sustained antitumor activity against glioblastoma stem cell-like cells (GSCs) both in vitro and in vivo, according to new research from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

12 Aug 2024

USC Norris to open state-of-the-art cancer center in Newport Beach with advanced radiation therapy

USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of Keck Medicine of USC, will open a Newport Beach location offering the latest advancements in radiation therapy and diagnostic imaging.

7 Aug 2024

From discovery to approval: Vorasidenib approved by FDA for treatment of IDH-mutant gliomas

A new drug for treatment of a type of brain cancer, called IDH-mutant low-grade glioma, was approved Aug. 6 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

7 Aug 2024

Ensuring sustainable and responsible use of AI in healthcare

A new paper highlights the need for responsible and sustainable use of AI in healthcare to mitigate its environmental impact, especially concerning its high carbon footprint. It offers recommendations for reducing energy consumption and improving sustainability practices.

5 Aug 2024

Combining radiation with chemotherapy enhances survival in oligometastatic pancreatic cancer

Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center demonstrated that adding metastasis-directed radiation therapy to standard-of-care chemotherapy improved progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with oligometastatic pancreatic cancer.

5 Aug 2024

Breakthrough research identifies pathway used by glioblastoma to infiltrate the brain

A new pathway that is used by cancer cells to infiltrate the brain has been discovered by a team of Canadian and American research groups led by the Singh Lab at McMaster University.

2 Aug 2024

Breakthrough X-ray-sensitizers could revolutionize radiotherapy for cancer patients

Researchers at Xiamen University have made a significant advancement in cancer treatment by developing a novel class of X-ray-sensitizers (XSs) that could revolutionize radiotherapy.

31 Jul 2024

Distinct patient preference profiles identified in prostate cancer care

A team of investigators from UCLA has identified distinct patient preference-based profiles among men diagnosed with low-risk prostate cancer regarding their treatment options that could help enhance shared decision-making and patient satisfaction in prostate cancer care.

25 Jul 2024

Electrical currents could supercharge cancer-killing immune cells, study finds

Scientists have discovered that electrical currents may make Natural Killer (NK) cells – our very own cancer-killing immune cells – even better killers, which could have significant implications for treating some cancers.

25 Jul 2024

FAU researcher wins $701,000 grant to revolutionize cancer treatment

While chemotherapy has advanced in personalization, personalized radiation therapy for cancer remains underdeveloped.

25 Jul 2024

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New drug shows strong activity against brain metastases in HER2-positive breast cancer

Hypofractionation proven safer and more convenient for breast cancer treatment

Long radiotherapy course shows better organ preservation in rectal cancer

Pre-surgery chemotherapy shows promise for preserving vital organs in nasal and sinus cancer

Advancing precision medicine with functional information in cancer treatment

AI enhances understanding of radiation-induced cardiac arrhythmia risk in lung cancer patients

Targeted therapy slows endometrial cancer growth in mice models

AI tools accelerate understanding of cardiac arrhythmia risks in lung cancer treatment

New exosome-based drug delivery system enhances ovarian cancer treatment

Novel exosome-based drug delivery system for synergistic cancer treatment

Engineered NK cells with IL-21 show strong antitumor activity against glioblastoma

USC Norris to open state-of-the-art cancer center in Newport Beach with advanced radiation therapy

From discovery to approval: Vorasidenib approved by FDA for treatment of IDH-mutant gliomas

Ensuring sustainable and responsible use of AI in healthcare

Combining radiation with chemotherapy enhances survival in oligometastatic pancreatic cancer

Breakthrough research identifies pathway used by glioblastoma to infiltrate the brain

Breakthrough X-ray-sensitizers could revolutionize radiotherapy for cancer patients

Distinct patient preference profiles identified in prostate cancer care

Electrical currents could supercharge cancer-killing immune cells, study finds

FAU researcher wins $701,000 grant to revolutionize cancer treatment

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