If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, you’re not alone—and you don’t have to wait long to take the next step. Whether you’re newly diagnosed, moving from active surveillance ...

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 ...

Researchers plan to begin the first patient trial in 2027 thanks to promising preclinical results from a gene therapy ...

SEATTLE — Radiation is a crucial part of treatment for many types of cancer. In fact, it is used in more than half of all cancer cases. “Most people are familiar with surgery,” said Dr. Nicholas ...

To be boon for patients as internationally established Y-90 costs ₹10 lakh, say experts; the trial will begin at PGIMER-Chandigarh, AIIMS-New Delhi, AIIMS-Bhubaneshwar, JIPMER-Puducherry and TATA Memo ...

Radiation therapy (also called radiotherapy) uses high-energy beams or atoms to damage the DNA inside cancer cells. After enough damage, the cells cannot multiply, and they die. Based on your subtype ...

ROCHESTER — Certain cases of breast cancer can be treated with less intense doses of radiation therapy over fewer days, a recently published Mayo Clinic study found. "The standard at the time, for ...

I’M MINDY BASARA IN TODAY’S MEDICAL ALERT. RADIATION THERAPY IS A COMMON TREATMENT FOR CANCER. ABOUT HALF OF ALL CANCER PATIENTS WILL RECEIVE IT. ONE OF THE DOWNSIDES OF TRADITIONAL RADIATION IS THAT ...

Patients with breast cancer may be able to avoid lymphedema, which can occur after surgery to remove lymph nodes in the ...

“Traditionally, breast cancer was treated over a course of five to six weeks,” said D. Hunter Boggs, M.D., an associate professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology. “Over the past few decades, ...

Former President Joe Biden is marking a milestone in his ongoing prostate cancer treatment. The 82-year-old Biden on Monday finished a round of radiation therapy to treat the aggressive form of cancer ...

Growing evidence has demonstrated that low-dose radiation can target inflammation and reduce pain for osteoarthritis patients ...