Radiation Oncology is one of the three branches of oncology in Western medicine, working in conjunction with surgical and medical oncology in the treatment of cancer. The three branched oncology system has become the standard in the United States, though in many...
A new study has found that the American diet has improved over the course of the last decade. However, the study indicated that socioeconomically struggling families continue to fight to improve diet. Professor Walter Willett, who served as first author on the...
A new study shows that single-fraction is just as effective as multiple-fraction radiation therapy to ease the pain of bone metastases. The International Journal of Radiation Oncology states that switching from multiple-fraction radiation therapy to single-fraction...
Medical News Today reports that there could be a breakthrough in the cure for Alzheimer’s diseases. Typically, Alzheimer drugs test poorly because the drugs are given in stages that are too late to be cured. These drugs are supposed to be taken during the early stages...
In a recent article published Medscape, people that are HPV positive oropharyngeal cancer patients who have proven to be sensitive to induction chemotherapy now have other options- a lower, less-toxic dose of radiation therapy, according to phase 2 ECOG 1308 study. As...
