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Topic: Radiation Therapy (view all topics)

Tags for topic Radiation Therapy:

• 3-D conformal external beam radiation (also called 3DCRT)
• After surgery
• Before surgery
• Brain
• Breast
• Dose-Dense
• External
• Internal (also called "brachytherapy")
• Low-Dose
• Lymph nodes
• Standard (most typical)

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• Intraoperative Radiation May Work as Well as Standard Delivery Method

  Published on June 5, 2010 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: External, After surgery, and Breast

  Research suggests that intraoperative radiation therapy and traditional external beam radiation are equally effective and safe.

• Some Older Women May Not Need Radiation After Lumpectomy

  Published on May 21, 2010 at 12:00 am

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  New research suggests that women 70 and older diagnosed with early-stage, hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer may get little benefit from radiation therapy after lumpectomy if they're also taking tamoxifen.

• Women Who Would Benefit May Not be Getting Radiation After Mastectomy

  Published on March 31, 2010 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: External, Standard (most typical), After surgery, and Breast

  While most women don't get radiation after mastectomy, new research suggests that some women may benefit from it.

• Benefit of Radiation After Mastectomy Isn’t Clear

  Published on March 6, 2010 at 12:00 am

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  A new study tries to offer more information on whether women who have mastectomy to remove early-stage breast cancer (stage I or stage II) can benefit from radiation therapy after surgery. Unfortunately, there isn't a clear answer.

• Recurrence Risk Same for Standard, Lower-Dose Radiation Schedules

  Published on February 10, 2010 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: External, Low-Dose, Standard (most typical), After surgery, and Breast

  Research suggests that newer, low-dose radiation therapy schedules are as effective as the standard schedule.

• Side Effects, Body Image Concerns Same for Standard and Lower-Dose Radiation Schedules

  Published on February 7, 2010 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: External, Low-Dose, Standard (most typical), After surgery, and Breast

  Researchers compared a standard radiation therapy schedule to new, lower-dose schedules and found that side effects and body image concerns were about the same for all the schedules

• Radiation and Hormonal Therapy After DCIS Surgery Lowers Recurrence Risk

  Published on December 15, 2009 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: External, Standard (most typical), After surgery, Tamoxifen, After surgery (also called "adjuvant"), Breast, and Planning Hormonal Therapy

  After DCIS surgery, radiation therapy seems to be better at lowering the risk of cancer in the same breast while hormonal therapy seems to be better at lowering the risk of cancer in the opposite breast.

• Brachytherapy Use Increases, Researchers Concerned About Lack of Evidence

  Published on November 6, 2009 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: External, Internal (also called "brachytherapy"), Standard (most typical), After surgery, and Breast

  A new study found that use of brachytherapy (internal radiation therapy) has been increasing steadily since 2002 even though there aren't many long-term studies that show brachytherapy works as well as traditional radiation therapy.

• Three Types of Partial Breast Irradiation Have Similar Outcomes

  Published on October 13, 2009 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Internal (also called "brachytherapy"), Standard (most typical), After surgery, and Breast

  Research shows that three alternatives to traditional external beam radiation therapy are all equally effective at lowering the risk of recurrence and offer the same benefits as traditional radiation therapy.

• Radiation Therapy During, After Surgery Offer Same Cosmetic Results

  Published on October 13, 2009 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: External, Standard (most typical), After surgery, and Breast

  Early results show that intraoperative radiation therapy and traditional external beam radiation therapy offer similar cosmetic results.