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Radiation Oncology
Radiation Oncology: is a medical specialty that involves the controlled use of radiation to treat cancer either for cure, or to reduce pain and other symptoms caused by cancer. Radiation therapy (also called radiotherapy) is the term used to describe the actual treatment delivered by the radiation oncology team. Three unique specialist professions are involved in the practice of radiation oncology: Radiation Oncologists, Radiation Therapists and Radiation Oncology Medical Physicists. These highly trained professionals use advanced technologies to deliver safe and effective radiation therapy to cancer patients with as few side effects as possible. Radiation therapy is a part of treatment in around 40% of all patients cured of cancer.
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JUL 12, 2019Cancer
Photobiomodulation therapy, a form of low-dose light therapy, has now been found to be one of the best ways to treat the ...Written By: Julia TraversJUL 09, 2019Cancer
A new study reveals that stopping one protein from functioning can cause some cancer cells to die from stress.Written By: Julia TraversJUN 13, 2019Cancer
A new study finds that proton beam radiation therapy (PBRT) might lead to a reduction in the risk for a second cancer, w ...Written By: Julia TraversJUN 13, 2019Chemistry & Physics
Targeted radionuclide therapy (TRT) applies radiolabeled biological vectors that can target a specific biomarker and del ...Written By: Daniel DuanJUN 09, 2019Genetics & Genomics
No one wants to be exposed to an atomic blast, but studies has shown that the fear of low doses of radiation may be over ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 03, 2019Cancer
New research to be presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology's annual meeting in Chicago this year by a ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 30, 2019Cancer
Palliative radiation is often used to treat the pain that accompanies metastatic bone tumors. How much and how often to ...Written By: Julia TraversMAY 24, 2019Technology
A multisite international study proved that technology is now better than tape to measure the risk of a female developin ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 10, 2019Cancer
Oral mucositis is a condition in which the lining that covers the mouth, the oral mucosa, becomes damaged. It is “ ...Written By: Julia TraversAPR 23, 2019Health & Medicine
Every year there are an estimated 14.1 million new cases and 8.2 million cancer-related deaths worldwide. Cancer therapi ...Written By: Liat Ben-SeniorAPR 18, 2019Immunology
The C-word. Dare we say it? Is a cure for cancer within reach? Professor Michael Kinch https://publichealth.wustl ...Written By: Aleishia Harris-ArnoldJAN 30, 2019Cancer
Doctors from the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York recently published a paper in Nature detai ...Written By: Amy LoriauxDEC 20, 2018Health & Medicine
Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer found in women, globally, for incidence (6.6%) and mortality (7.5%). It ...Written By: Dena ArutaDEC 14, 2018Cancer
Chimeric antigen receptor T cells (CAR-T cells) have emerged as a useful tool for cancer treatments in a small number of ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanDEC 09, 2018Health & Medicine
In the U.S., there are over 3.5 million cases of skin cancer reported every year. Basal cell carcinoma and squamo ...Written By: Dena ArutaNOV 29, 2018Chemistry & Physics
60 years ago in the Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), the DOE's cutting-edge nuclear research facility located o ...Written By: Daniel DuanNOV 20, 2018Immunology
A team at UCSF makes use of new SLICE tool to generate mutations that reveal specific genetic functions.Written By: Nicholas BreehlNOV 12, 2018Health & Medicine
Cancer therapy works differently in different people. Understanding what effects the individual body's response to treat ...Written By: Aswini KannegantiNOV 12, 2018Cancer
Primary malignant liver tumors are rare in children with an occurrence rate of 1-2% of all childhood cancers. Radical su ...Written By: Heba El-wassefOCT 05, 2018Cancer
As cancer is one of the most challenging diseases in our world, many efforts have been put into researching new ways for ...Written By: Heba El-wassefAUG 16, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers have developed a proof-of-concept technique that allows them to detect brain tumor biomarkers with a simple ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JUL 30, 2018Cancer
Researchers have found key markers in identifying the progression of melanoma by stages.Written By: Mauri BrueggemanJUL 23, 2018Cancer
A new study in July's JAMA Oncology outlines the results of a 4-year study in New Zealand focused on vitamin D and if it ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanJUL 20, 2018Chemistry & Physics
In the near future, the X-ray images from your doctor's office will no longer be just black and white, at least that ...Written By: Daniel Duan
JUL 12, 2019
Cancer
Photobiomodulation therapy, a form of low-dose light therapy, has now been found to be one of the best ways to treat the
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
JUL 09, 2019
Cancer
A new study reveals that stopping one protein from functioning can cause some cancer cells to die from stress.
Written By:
Julia Travers
JUN 13, 2019
Cancer
A new study finds that proton beam radiation therapy (PBRT) might lead to a reduction in the risk for a second cancer, w
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
JUN 13, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
Targeted radionuclide therapy (TRT) applies radiolabeled biological vectors that can target a specific biomarker and del
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUN 09, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
No one wants to be exposed to an atomic blast, but studies has shown that the fear of low doses of radiation may be over
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 03, 2019
Cancer
New research to be presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology's annual meeting in Chicago this year by a
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 30, 2019
Cancer
Palliative radiation is often used to treat the pain that accompanies metastatic bone tumors. How much and how often to
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
MAY 24, 2019
Technology
A multisite international study proved that technology is now better than tape to measure the risk of a female developin
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 10, 2019
Cancer
Oral mucositis is a condition in which the lining that covers the mouth, the oral mucosa, becomes damaged. It is “
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
APR 23, 2019
Health & Medicine
Every year there are an estimated 14.1 million new cases and 8.2 million cancer-related deaths worldwide. Cancer therapi
...
Written By:
Liat Ben-Senior
APR 18, 2019
Immunology
The C-word. Dare we say it? Is a cure for cancer within reach? Professor Michael Kinch https://publichealth.wustl
...
Written By:
Aleishia Harris-Arnold
JAN 30, 2019
Cancer
Doctors from the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York recently published a paper in Nature detai
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
DEC 20, 2018
Health & Medicine
Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer found in women, globally, for incidence (6.6%) and mortality (7.5%). It
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
DEC 14, 2018
Cancer
Chimeric antigen receptor T cells (CAR-T cells) have emerged as a useful tool for cancer treatments in a small number of
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
DEC 09, 2018
Health & Medicine
In the U.S., there are over 3.5 million cases of skin cancer reported every year. Basal cell carcinoma and squamo
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
NOV 29, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
60 years ago in the Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), the DOE's cutting-edge nuclear research facility located o
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
NOV 20, 2018
Immunology
A team at UCSF makes use of new SLICE tool to generate mutations that reveal specific genetic functions.
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
NOV 12, 2018
Health & Medicine
Cancer therapy works differently in different people. Understanding what effects the individual body's response to treat
...
Written By:
Aswini Kanneganti
NOV 12, 2018
Cancer
Primary malignant liver tumors are rare in children with an occurrence rate of 1-2% of all childhood cancers. Radical su
...
Written By:
Heba El-wassef
OCT 05, 2018
Cancer
As cancer is one of the most challenging diseases in our world, many efforts have been put into researching new ways for
...
Written By:
Heba El-wassef
AUG 16, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers have developed a proof-of-concept technique that allows them to detect brain tumor biomarkers with a simple
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JUL 30, 2018
Cancer
Researchers have found key markers in identifying the progression of melanoma by stages.
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
JUL 23, 2018
Cancer
A new study in July's JAMA Oncology outlines the results of a 4-year study in New Zealand focused on vitamin D and if it
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
JUL 20, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
In the near future, the X-ray images from your doctor's office will no longer be just black and white, at least that
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan