Andrew Gregory Health editor in Chicago Thousands of bowel cancer patients could be spared radiotherapy, a study suggests, after doctors discovered they could rely on chemotherapy and surgery alone to treat their disease. Radiotherapy has been used to treat bowel cancer patients for decades, but the side-effects can be brutal. It can cause problems that...
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Key mechanisms to improve intestinal regeneration and alleviate the side effects of radiotherapy discovered
by The Spanish National Cancer Research Centre Credit: CC0 Public Domain The intestine is very susceptible and is affected by the harsh conditions caused by DNA-altering agents, such as radiation and chemotherapy, during cancer treatment. For example, many patients with tumors in the gastrointestinal cavity receive radiotherapy, a treatment that often also damages the healthy...
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Long-term benefit of radiotherapy confirmed in advanced prostate cancer
by Institute of Cancer Research Treated prostate cancer cells. Credit: Mateus Crespo/Professor Johann de Bono, the ICR Radiotherapy to the prostate alongside standard treatment can keep some men with advanced prostate cancer alive for longer without detriment to quality of life, long-term study results confirm. Previous results from the STAMPEDE trial—one of the largest ever...
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Phase II study of Durvalumab plus concurrent radiotherapy in unresectable locally advanced NSCLC
by International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers from Japan today reported that the first phase II study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of durvalumab and concurrent curative radiation therapy for PD-L1-positive unresectable locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer without chemotherapy met its primary endpoint with tolerable adverse...