Cancer: moving the patient a few millimeters during radiotherapy can save his life
Radiation therapy can increase the chances of developing heart disease if it is done on organs that are too close ...
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Lung cancer: radiotherapy is less dangerous than surgery, especially after 80 years
The death rate after treatment for lung cancer in the elderly is lower after targeted radiation therapy than when the ...
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Refractory heart rhythm disorders: 99% efficacy of stereotaxic radiotherapy
Doctors tested a non-invasive ablation technique, stereotaxic radiotherapy, on five patients with refractory and high-risk ventricular tachycardia. All have seen ...
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Localized prostate cancer: follow-up works as well as surgery
Prostate removal and radiation therapy do not improve survival in cancer patients when compared to active surveillance. This is the ...
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Prostate cancer: new radiotherapies 99% effective
SBRT radiation therapy, which is more precise at treating prostate tumors, is 99% effective. It requires fewer sessions, and also ...
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Covid-19: radiotherapy, a treatment under study
© Getty ImagesWhen covid-19 enters the body, the virus multiplies there. In most cases, our immune system manages to get ...
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Cancers: 4 out of 10 patients cured by radiotherapy
Thanks to developments in radiotherapy techniques which have become safer and more effective, 40% of cancer patients recover.Over the past ...
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Cancers: millions of patients deprived of care around the world
According to a study, 3 out of 4 cancer patients worldwide do not receive appropriate surgery. Only 60% have access ...
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Radiation protection: a Parisian hospital pinned down
The Nuclear Safety Authority (ASN) called the Paris hospital to order for breaches in the protection of employees against radiation ...
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Childhood brain cancer: a genetic abnormality identified
Childhood brain cancer research is progressing: researchers have identified a genetic mutation responsible for the deadliest form.The fight against pediatric ...
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Prostate cancer: adding radiation therapy to hormone therapy prolongs survival
Combining radiation therapy with hormone therapy improves survival for people over 75 with prostate cancerChildren are often excluded from studies ...
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Coronavirus: radiotherapy under study
In some patients with severe Covid-19, low dose irradiation of the lungs appears to be beneficial. Explanations. Low irradiation reduces ...
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Cancer: “flashes” of radiotherapy to reduce side effects
According to a study, treating hard and fast is a good way to limit the side effects of radiotherapy. Equally ...
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Patients are overly exposed to x-rays
In the field of medical imaging, patients are too often exposed to ionizing radiation, according to an official report. MRI ...
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Cancer: better understanding the side effects of radiotherapy
© ThinkstockIn France, out of the 380,000 cases of cancers diagnosed each year, half are treated by radiotherapy. This technique ...
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Cancer: myeloma cured thanks to the measles virus
Curing cancer by injecting a virus has had its first success. An American team cured a patient with myeloma using ...
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Cancer and pregnancy: treatments are safe for babies
Radiation therapy and chemotherapy can be given to treat pregnant women who have cancer during pregnancy, according to a study ...
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Breast cancer: a test to predict the sequelae of radiotherapy
© ThinkstockHow to limit the sequelae left by radiotherapy? To treat a breast cancer, doctors sometimes use the technique of ...
Read moreProstate cancer: radiotherapy is not without risk
September 16, 2008 - The battle against cancer is fraught with pitfalls. A Swiss research team estimates that patients who ...
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Breast cancer: losing weight reduces the risk of recurrence
A ten-year American study of women with breast cancer proves once again that reducing fat intake protects against the risk ...
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Pr Maurice Tubiana: death of a pioneer in oncology
The oncologist, who passed away at the age of 93, marked his specialty with his work in radiology and biology. ...
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Breast cancer: excessive use of radiotherapy
Conventional radiotherapy to treat early-stage breast cancer is still over-prescribed before and after 70, show two American studies. Radiation therapy ...
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Cancer: chemotherapy is not contraindicated in pregnant women
Several studies, presented at the ESMO congress, show that, after the 3rd month, a pregnant woman with cancer can undergo ...
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Breast cancer: double mastectomy does not improve survival
In patients with breast cancer, bilateral mastectomy does not improve survival compared to conservative treatment, according to two US studies.When ...
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Cancer: grapes make them more sensitive to radiotherapy
© iStockPhotoAccording to a study conducted on certain cell lines melanoma (one of the forms of skin cancer) by researchers ...
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Breast cancer: radiotherapy called into question in elderly patients
© iStockPublished on December 8 in the scientific journal Cancer from the American Cancer Society, a study from two universities ...
Read moreGreen tea and radiotherapy: a promising combination?
May 12, 2004 - Drinking green tea before receiving radiation therapy may reduce radiation doses while maintaining the effectiveness of ...
Read moreCancer treatments and fertility
In a joint report, the Biomedicine Agency and the National Cancer Institute emphasize the disparities in information regarding treatments that ...
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Chemo- and radiotherapy
Mitigating the side effects Nobody wishes it on themselves or anyone else, but it can still happen: you are told ...
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Mitigating the side effects Nobody wishes it on themselves or anyone else, but it can still happen: you are told ...
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