Dr. Allen Lichter answers the question: 'Radiation Therapy Twice in One Day?' — -- Question: Is radiation therapy ever given more than once a day? Answer: In general, no. Radiation therapy is ...

After surgery to decrease the odds of the cancer returning If a person is unable to undergo surgery, for example if their health does not allow it or if the melanoma is in a hard-to-reach place To ...

Radiation therapy is a treatment that uses high doses of radiation to damage cancer cells, either killing them or slowing their growth. Unlike the low-dose radiation used in X-rays to see inside the ...

Breast cancer patients who undergo a mastectomy should receive subsequent radiation treatment if their cancer has spread to four or more nearby lymph nodes, however, according to a new study, only 65 ...

For many men with prostate cancer, weeks of daily treatments are no longer the norm. Jonathan Tward, MD, a radiation oncologist at Huntsman Cancer Institute, explains how image guidance, real-time ...

CANCER TREATMENT CAN BE GRUELING, AND IT CAN ALSO MAKE FOR LONG DAYS. A NEW STUDY, THOUGH, SHOWS HIGHER DOSES OF RADIATION GIVEN OVER FEWER SESSIONS WAS AS EFFECTIVE AS BEING GIVEN LOWER DOSES OVER ...

Breast cancer treatment can be grueling and can make for long days. A new study shows higher doses of radiation given over fewer sessions was as effective as being given lower doses over more sessions ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Dot Decimal has developed a new medical device called Flash Therapy that aims to make cancer radiation treatment more targeted and efficient. The innovative device, currently in ...

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According to new research, radiation therapy administered before surgery rarely produces favorable responses in patients with retroperitoneal sarcoma (RPS), a rare and aggressive cancer that forms in ...