New therapy shows promise in treating advanced leukemiaNovember 6th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Scientists from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre have come up with a novel treatment that would improve survival rates of leukemia and pre-leukemia patients. They used a radiolabeled antibody to deliver targeted doses of radiation, followed by a stem cell transplant, to successfully treat a group of leukemia and pre-leukemia patients,
The study showed that patients with advanced acute myeloid leukemia or high-risk myelodysplastic syndrome - a pre-leukemic condition - experienced a remission with the help of combination of low-intensity chemotherapy, targeted radiation delivery by an antibody and a stem-cell transplant.
Chemo-radiation combo may avert prostate cancer recurrenceNovember 5th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Radiation therapy, in combination with chemotherapy before prostate removal, has been found safe for cancer patients and may reduce the risk of recurrence, say researchers. The research team from Oregon Health and Science University Knight Cancer Institute and the Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Centre has shown chemo-radiation combination is feasible and safe and improves survival among prostate cancer patients.
Radiation therapy 'treats pain in patients with advanced cancer'November 4th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Scientists from University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) have pioneered a radiation therapy procedure that could help reduce pain in patients with cancer that has spread to the spine. Lead researcher Dr Dwight E.
Brit man becomes world's first person to undergo heart op using radiationNovember 2nd, 2009 LONDON - A 67-year-old British man has undergone a successful heart surgery using the revolutionary Cyberknife technology for the first time ever. Michael Kilby, who comes from Moreton in Marsh, Glouchestershire, was told by doctors that he wouldn't live beyond Christmas this year, until he agreed to give radiation surgery a chance.
Novel therapy may eradicate lung cancerOctober 30th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Scientists from UT Southwestern Medical Center have suggested a novel therapeutic strategy that would completely eradicate lung cancer. Researchers Pier Paolo Scaglioni and Georgia Konstantinidou have shown that using an investigative drug called BEZ235 in combination with low-dose radiation successfully eliminated non-small cell lung (NSCL) cancer in mice.
Low doses of radiation can cause heart disease, strokeOctober 23rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new British study suggests that low doses of radiation can trigger heart disease and stroke. A team led by Dr.
Exercise can help recover following brain radiation treatmentOctober 19th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Exercise can help improve both memory and mood after whole-brain radiation treatment, that's the conclusion of a new study in rodents. The study has been presented by Duke University scientists at the Society for Neuroscience meeting.
Exercise can help recover memory after radiationOctober 18th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Exercise is the key to improving both memory and mood after whole-brain radiation treatment that is used to treat brain cancer, says a new study. "This is the first demonstration that exercise can prevent a decline in memory after whole-brain radiation treatment," said lead researcher Sarah Wong-Goodrich of Duke University.
Now, minimal radiation exposure during radio imaging possibleOctober 16th, 2009 SYDNEY - Researchers have found a way to minimise radiation exposure patients are subjected to during computed radiography (CR). CR, which uses x-ray technology to create computer images of the patient, requires the use of very precise levels of radiation.
Ohio wife, husband both battling breast cancer in case that highlights prevalence in menOctober 12th, 2009 Ohio wife, husband both battling breast cancerMONROE, Ohio — A husband and wife are both undergoing treatment for breast cancer in a case that illustrates how the disease can strike both sexes. Mike and Barbara Welsh, of Monroe, in southwestern Ohio, each had surgery this year after separate discoveries that they had breast cancer.
Gen. Petraeus undergoes radiation treatment for prostate cancerOctober 6th, 2009 Gen. Petraeus treated for prostate cancerWASHINGTON — Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S.
How to reduce patient radiation dose during CT angiographySeptember 21st, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new study suggests that prospective electrocardiogram (ECG) gating can significantly reduce the patient radiation dose delivered during computed tomography (CT) angiography, a common noninvasive technique used to evaluate vascular disease. Published in the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), the study compared the use of retrospective ECG gating with the radiation beam being constantly on and prospective ECG gating with the radiation beam turned on only intermittently during CT angiography.
Novel way to improve bone health in cancer patients undergoing radiation treatmentSeptember 16th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Scientists looking for ways to reduce bone loss in astronauts claim to have found a novel way of improving the bone health of cancer patients undergoing radiation treatment. "Our studies indicate significant bone loss at the radiation levels astronauts will experience during long missions to the moon or Mars," said Ted Bateman, a member of NSBRI's Musculoskeletal Alterations Team.
Novel minimally invasive surgery for treating spinal cancer patientsSeptember 8th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Doctors at Toronto Western Hospital have come up with a new minimally invasive, outpatient spine surgical procedure for treating cancer that has spread to the spine. It is believed that almost 40-50 percent of metastic cancers end up in the spine and the most common primary cancers to spread to the bones of the spine are breast and lung cancer.
Hologic says FDA cleared more flexible design of MammoSite radiation seeding systemSeptember 1st, 2009 Hologic: FDA approves new radiation therapy systemBEDFORD, Mass. — Hologic Inc.
