Radiation Treatment

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New cancer center opens -- 30 Mar 2006
WARREN — Forum Health Trumbull Memorial Hospital's new Regional Radiation Oncology Center is a one-stop radiation treatment center for cancer patients. ... Youngstown Vindicator,

Aimed at winning the battle -- 30 Mar 2006
...and now I’m considered a survivor,� she states proudly of surgery at Cowichan District Hospital and radiation treatment at the Victoria cancer clinic. ... Cowichan Valley News Leader,

Radiotherapy Advance Points Way To Noninvasive Brain Cancer ... -- Mar 29, 2006
...are exceptionally invasive surgeries to remove the tumor and radiation treatment with the ... 1, 2006 issue of the journal Clinical Cancer Research, Gelsomina "Pupa ... eMaxHealth.com,

Patients' Loved Ones Pick Up The Pieces (That's Good) -- Mar 28, 2006
While Richard Miller underwent radiation treatment at the University of Connecticut Health Center ... He's had a hip replacement on top of his cancer treatment. ... Hartford Courant,

Side Effects Mild from Accelerated Partial Breast Radiation ... -- Mar 27, 2006
...breast radiation therapy is becoming increasingly popular among women looking for a more convenient way to get radiation treatment after breast cancer surgery. ... ACS News Center,

EDAP TMS SA to Support Prostate Cancer Awareness Week in the UK ... -- Mar 27, 2006
Ablatherm-HIFU has also been successfully treating patients suffering from a recurrence of prostate cancer after prior radiation treatment. ... Yahoo! News (press release)

St. Charles: Knowles is pronounced cancer-free after radiation ... -- Mar 22, 2006
We have a wonderful praise report. Roy Knowles has taken his last radiation treatment, and has been pronounced "cancer free." Oh jubilation. ... The Messenger (subscription),

Better treatment in place -- Mar 23, 2006
Regional Cancer Center was the first in the nation and is the only one in the state to perform a new type of radiation treatment for prostate cancer. ... Springfield News Sun (subscription),

Conquering cancer with private medicine -- Mar 28, 2006
...waiting time for cancer surgery in Canada ranged from 29 days for colorectal cancer to more than two months for urinary cancers. Radiation treatment and new ... Hillsboro Times Gazette,

Unique therapy helps Quesnel resident -- Mar 26, 2006
...her radiation treatment when she was told she was a good candidate to undergo the IMRT clinical trials. The trials are exclusive to left breast cancer, as the ... Quesnel Cariboo Observer,

Doctors Combine PET, CT Scans In Cancer Battle -- Mar 27, 2006
...treatment, planning to demonstrate where the radiation should go.". The treatment plan is simulated in 3-D, allowing doctors to specifically target cancer cells ... WXii 12.com,

Keyserling Cancer Center opens -- Mar 26, 2006
Until now, area cancer patients needing radiation treatment had to travel to Hilton Head Island, Savannah or Charleston, but with the new center the latest ... Beaufort Gazette,

Wilmot Cancer Center gets $1 million from federal government -- Mar 27, 2006
...be used for the construction of a new centralized cancer treatment and ... hope of faster more effective treatment...and reduction in radiation treatment volume to ... WHEC-TV,

Miracle moment -- Mar 27, 2006
...found an excessive amount of calcium in Bill's brain in between stopping the radiation treatment and starting the chemo treatment, and the cancer could spread ... Kansas State Collegian,

Diahann Carroll has a career of firsts, but she’s nowhere near ... -- Mar 28, 2006
There is no end of testing (in life). I stopped (radiation treatment for breast cancer) for approximately two weeks (because of chickenpox). ... The State,

Distance from Radiation Therapy Facility Impacts Breast Cancer ... -- Mar 17, 2006
...her colleagues reviewed inpatient and outpatient data for 18,903 breast cancer cases in ... every 5-mile increase in the distance to a radiation treatment facility ... eMaxHealth.com,

'Blessed to be alive' -- Mar 28, 2006
The workouts were two-fold; he wanted to kill the cancer in his body, but he also ... "He had just gone through the last series of radiation treatment, They had ... Daily News Journal (subscription),

Minimally Invasive Treatment for Breast Cancer Now Available -- Mar 20, 2006
A minimally invasive radiation treatment for women with breast cancer is now being offered for the first time on the Westside at Saint John’s Health Center ... The Lookout News,

Skinner faces cancer surgery -- Mar 28, 2006
Mary Skinner will undergo surgery Thursday for colon cancer, her office said ... turns 61 in June, starts intensive chemotherapy and radiation treatment in April ... Yakima Herald-Republic,

Rocker Sheryl Crow to return to stage after cancer treatment -- Mar 20, 2006
...and am feeling really good," she said, adding that her cancer was detected ... feel most tired in the month after her preventative radiation treatment was complete ... Channel News Asia,

Blood brothers -- Mar 28, 2006
In the past two months he had undergone chemotherapy, radiation treatment and a bone ... older brother, Daniel, and now, six years later, with his cancer in full ... Newton TAB,

Neville Brothers keep hope alive -- Mar 29, 2006
Heritage Festival. Meanwhile, Joel Roux, his wife of 47 years, is fighting lung cancer. She began radiation treatment just this week. ... Chicago Sun-Times,

Cancer unit makes changes -- Mar 26, 2006
...is a program for women going through cancer treatment to help them feel better about themselves while going through chemotherapy and/or radiation treatment. ... Ridgecrest Daily Independent,

A 62-Year-Old Woman With a New Diagnosis of Breast Cancer -- Mar 21, 2006
Radiation treatment to the left breast was recommended. ... I went through that procedure in her office, and 4 days later I found out that I had breast cancer. ... Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),

Cancer Center sees improved survival rates -- Mar 24, 2006
The cancer center also has taken aggressive steps to advance its state of the art technology for radiation treatment, said Karen Van De Steeg, executive ... Sioux City Journal,

PET aids cancer patients -- Mar 23, 2006
...treatment - a finding that could one day help some patients avoid surgery. Findings from the study, which involved 64 patients with esophageal cancer, will be ... myDNA.com,

Imaging Technology Identifies Best Responders to Cancer Therapy -- Mar 22, 2006
...and radiation treatment -- a finding that could one day help some patients avoid surgery. The results, from a study of 64 patients with esophageal cancer, are ... DG News

The future of cancer research -- Mar 26, 2006
...is that radiation also increasing the chances of getting cancer in the ... that are treated with ionizing radiation, the kind that is used in radiation treatment. ... Baltimore Sun,

Harrington Cancer Center joining BSA -- Mar 22, 2006
BSA could provide surgical and medical treatment for a cancer patient. A patient then could go next door for chemotherapy and radiation treatment at Harrington ... Amarillo.com (subscription),

For lung cancer, no early tests -- Mar 26, 2006
Doctors discovered Nelson had lung cancer after a series of MRI and CAT Scans. Nelson began aggressive chemotherapy and radiation treatment, but not without a ... 49abcnews.com,

Community Cancer Benefit -- Mar 26, 2006
Lovett. Jessica will be in Iowa city on April 17th to find out if her radiation treatment is helping put her cancer into remission. KWWL,

No strangers in the community of cancer survivors -- Mar 28, 2006
I had finished my radiation treatment and stopped for breakfast. ... that in the midst of the ordinary world exists a brotherhood and sisterhood of cancer survivors ... Rochester Democrat and Chronicle,

Brave cancer patient honoured by schools -- Mar 27, 2006
...in a wheelchair with his mother by his side, a young cancer patient was the ... were at hospital in Edmonton last week, where he began radiation treatment, which he ... The Lacombe Globe,

Widower plans breast cancer fundraiser at Raging Waters -- Mar 24, 2006
...years before his wife's breast cancer diagnosis, Keilty discovered he had testicular cancer. Keilty leaned on his faith to get through the radiation treatment. ... The Tidings,

Hamilton faces cancer treatment -- Mar 18, 2006
...who placed 12 th last night in the John Deere 200, will receive chemotherapy, take a two-week break and then have both chemotherapy and radiation treatment. ... Columbus Dispatch,

Innovative radiation treatment for cancer -- Feb 26, 2006
...stage cancer surgically removed at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. But that was before he learned about TomoTherapy, an innovative radiation treatment ... Newark Star Ledger,

North American Scientific Launches Breast Brachytherapy Initiative -- Mar 21, 2006
Studies have shown that women with early stage cancer who chose a ... rates statistically equivalent to extended whole breast radiation treatment," Mr. Cutrer ... Business Wire (press release),

Prostate Cancer: Treatment Options Explained -- Feb 28, 2006
...questioning urologists and doctors who specialized in radiation treatment, none was ... expectancies less than 10 years and very favorable, nonaggressive cancer. ... FOX News

Don Bosco alumnus celebrating cancer-free year -- Mar 23, 2006
...from relief because he finally found someone younger than he facing cancer. ... he was shocked by the bills he received after each and every radiation treatment. ... NorthJersey.com,

Cancer Research UK: Gene therapy shield for treatment -- Feb 28, 2006
...gene therapy, as described in this study, would enhance the effectiveness of many types of radiation treatment currently used for treating cancer.�. Politics.co.uk,

Ottawa cancer treatment gets $140M boost -- Mar 10, 2006
...the lower end of the province, on average about eight weeks for radiation treatment. ... We are doubling the size of the cancer centre and increasing the capacity ... Ottawa Citizen,

Conquering Cancer with Private Medicine -- Mar 19, 2006
Consider this: Seven out of ten Canadian provinces report sending prostate cancer patients to the United States for radiation treatment. ... Cato Institute,

100 steps from treatment -- Mar 9, 2006
...health problem," said Dr. Patti Hardenbergh, the director of radiation treatment at the ... The cancer center she came from has a caring house, and Hardenbergh ... Vail Daily News,

Radiation treatment 1st in SC -- Mar 10, 2006
...to offer the new selective internal radiation therapy, and Scott, a 70-year-old Greenwood resident, is the first patient to put her liver cancer to the test ... Charleston Post Courier (subscription),

Image Guided Radiation therapy available -- Mar 16, 2006
...“IGRT gives us the opportunity to treat our patients’ cancer with amazing ... cancerous tumor to act as a reference system for the radiation treatment to focus ... Cherry Creek News,

OUR VIEW: Sizing up a week of news -- Mar 27, 2006
Justice Sosman is undergoing chemotherapy and radiation treatment for breast cancer and has missed some of the cases, but has participated and voted on many ... SouthCoastToday.com,

Elekta and Warsaw Cancer Center Secure Advanced Cancer Treatments ... -- Mar 15, 2006
Warsaw Cancer Center becomes the first hospital in Poland to offer some of the latest and most advanced methods for radiation treatment of cancer using Image ... Genetic Engineering News,

Veterinarian a rare bird indeed -- Mar 27, 2006
..."I don't know if I'd even continue to have birds without him around," says Karen Englert, who has spent thousands here on cancer-radiation treatment for a $25 ... Monterey County Herald,

Don’t build it ... and they won’t come -- Mar 26, 2006
...of health problems, which he says has included four hernias, one triple-bypass heart surgery, two carotid arteries and radiation treatment for prostate cancer. ... Grand Junction Sentinel,

Aid coming for ailing child -- Mar 23, 2006
...took her son to a Scranton clinic, where he was diagnosed with cancer. ... Nich is on an aggressive chemotherapy program in an effort to avoid radiation treatment. ... The Express Times,

Living with lung cancer -- Mar 21, 2006
Wolanski, now 69, immediately underwent radiation treatment and chemotherapy to treat his cancer. Aside from slight burning on his ... The News Journal,

Shapiro had radiation, aide says -- Mar 16, 2006
While receiving radiation treatment, Shapiro was also looking into the award of government ... About 50 per cent of all cancer patients receive some form of ... Montreal Gazette,

PLSG Invests $100,000 in Applied Computational Technologies to Aid ... -- Mar 21, 2006
...develops software that employs a patent-pending Particle Transport Simulation technology that will help improve radiation treatment planning for cancer therapy ... PR Newswire (press release),

NL to fly new cancer patients to Toronto -- Mar 15, 2006
...said it will begin sending some breast and prostate cancer patients to ... Patients will not be obligated to leave the province for radiation treatment, but they ... CBC News,

Scots mum Suzanne beats the odds to have a healthy daughter -- Mar 16, 2006
The next day she was told she had cervical cancer and because of the tumour ... made up in the living room and I began chemo and radiation treatment the following ... Glasgow Daily Record,

Crow back on tour after cancer op -- Mar 20, 2006
American tour which she was forced to scrap to have surgery for breast cancer. ... she expected to feel tired for a month after the radiation treatment but would ... BBC News,

Hamilton stepping aside after cancer diagnosis -- Mar 17, 2006
...receive chemotherapy, take a two week break and then have both chemotherapy and radiation treatment. ... "Nobody wants to go through this and the word cancer is a ... USA Today

Cabinet reviewing cancer equipment plan -- Mar 16, 2006
John's has been frequently breaking down, some prostate and breast cancer patients will have to be sent to Ontario for radiation treatment. ... CBC.ca,

Brain balloon, liquid radiation stops tumor -- Mar 16, 2006
Michael King, Wilson's primary neurosurgeon, who told him about the liquid radiation treatment. ... his first brain surgery at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center in ... Bradenton Herald,

In a split second -- Mar 24, 2006
Rundstrom himself when he was diagnosed with esophageal cancer earlier this ... his last painful stretch of chemotherapy and radiation treatment, Rundstrom said he ... Lawrence.com,

Friday, March 17th 2006 -- Mar 17, 2006
...the equipment has cleared the testing, actual radiation treatment has to ... outreach, offering seminars and informational presentations on cancer prevention and ... Virgin Islands Daily News,

EDAP Reports Significant Growth in Canada -- Feb 27, 2006
...the Toronto clinic is offering Ablatherm-HIFU treatment to patients suffering from a recurrence of prostate cancer after prior radiation treatment. ... Yahoo! News (press release)

Sheryl Crow begins breast-cancer treatment -- Feb 27, 2006
...revealed over the weekend that she underwent surgery last week "for minimally invasive breast cancer.". ... 22, will receive radiation treatment as a precaution. ... LiveDaily.com

Signs of hope follow chilling prognosis -- Mar 22, 2006
...shown on his trip to Myrtle Beach, SC, initially responded well to radiation treatment. ... A spreading cluster of cancer cells had invaded a portion of Raheem's ... The News Journal,

Veterinarians develop new cancer treatment -- Mar 2, 2006
...or radiation treatment," Chu said, adding that he is not able to give an estimate of the cost of the procedure right now. Chu said cancer has become a major ... eTaiwan News,

Supporters slate benefit to aid woman who lost eye to cancer -- Mar 18, 2006
...amount of the cancer, the Holland woman faces a long and difficult road to recovery. She soon will begin seven weeks of radiation treatment, followed by four ... The Grand Rapids Press,

Hamilton Sr. has throat cancer -- Mar 18, 2006
...receive chemotherapy, take a two-week break and then have both chemotherapy and radiation treatment. ... "Nobody wants to go through this and the word cancer is a ... News & Observer,

Brits consider UPMC deal -- Mar 13, 2006
...of Health visited Pittsburgh in January to see first-hand UPMC's "hub and spoke" system of developing and distributing radiation treatment plans for cancer. ... MSNBC

EDAP Reports Significant Success in the United Kingdom -- Mar 8, 2006
Where To Be Treated." Ablatherm-HIFU has been successfully treating patients suffering from a recurrence of prostate cancer after prior radiation treatment. ... PR Newswire (press release),

Unique breast cancer therapy treats 100th patient at clinic -- Mar 10, 2006
Beckham advocated the use of standard radiation treatment over IMRT if the heart can be avoided. He estimates 40 to 60 breast cancer patients would be eligible ... Saanich News,

Crow 'optimistic' after cancer surgery -- Mar 20, 2006
Crow, who is currently undergoing radiation treatment for preventative measures, said that the cancer was detected early enough to be removed successfully. ... RTE.ie,

Hamilton battles cancer in neck -- Mar 18, 2006
..."A wisdom tooth saved my life," he said. Hamilton will receive chemotherapy, take a two-week break and then have chemotherapy and radiation treatment. ... Orlando Sentinel,

Markey Cancer Center creates network to assist rural hospitals -- Mar 13, 2006
...will get the services of UK cancer specialists in their communities, and in some cases, they'll get upgraded equipment, such as radiation treatment machines. ... Kentucky.com,

Southlake to launch cancer centre in 2008 -- Mar 2, 2006
...too well about the long, exhausting trips returning home from Sunnybrook hospital following radiation treatment. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1997. ... York Region Era Banner,

Chemotherapy plus Radiation Therapy Superior to Aggressive ... -- Mar 7, 2006
...spread of the cancer, the structures to which the cancer has spread ... As a result, research continues to evaluate different radiation treatment schedules and/or ... Cancer Consultants (press release),

Journey of Hope -- Mar 16, 2006
She's had two rounds of chemotherapy with a course of radiation treatment in between ... Despite the difficulty of learning to be a mom and a cancer survivor, Clark ... Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal,

Edwards mixes racing and radar -- Mar 18, 2006
...the 2004 Craftsman Truck Series champion, will begin cancer treatment Monday ... from his neck in February and will undergo radiation treatment and chemotherapy ... Augusta Chronicle (subscription),

What the ‘L’? -- Mar 18, 2006
...scheduled to perform that evening, but cancelled when she, too, was diagnosed with breast cancer. ... She will undergo radiation treatment as a precaution. ... Houstonvoice.com,

Medical professionals planning new services -- Mar 16, 2006
...the proposed radiation treatment services are increasingly needed in Del Rio, adding to the convenience, comfort and survival prospects for cancer victims. ... Del Rio News Herald,

Teachers hope to top '05 Relay for Life funds -- Mar 16, 2006
..."It gives us a chance to bond outside the school setting, too.". Two surgeries and radiation treatment later, and she's cancer free. Jay had testicular cancer. ... Janesville Gazette,

Support for cancer patients comes to Edwards -- Mar 9, 2006
...t need chemotherapy to treat the breast cancer she was diagnosed with in 2004. After surgery last February, all she needed was radiation treatment to shrink ... Summit Daily News,

Everybody hurts, including Tiger Woods -- Mar 23, 2006
...severely ill father. Earl Woods, 74, began battling prostate cancer in 1998 and underwent radiation treatment. In 2004, he said ... Augusta Chronicle (subscription),

Getting warmer in bid to kill tumors -- Mar 5, 2006
A year ago, when Gayle Driscoll's breast cancer spread to her skin, the 63 ... Every time she lay down for radiation treatment on her chest, her tumors were also ... Boston Globe,

Life sciences get a boost -- Mar 21, 2006
Applied Computational Technologies LLC, developing software to help improve radiation treatment planning for cancer therapy. BlueBelt ... Pittsburgh Tribune-Review,

Cancer center has opened -- Mar 8, 2006
The Cancer Care Center of York County features an array of advanced cancer treatments including radiation treatment planning and the latest in chemotherapy ... Portsmouth Herald News,

ATF2 protein may play a crucial role in cancer's ability to resist ... -- Mar 9, 2006
University have discovered a molecular mechanism that may play a crucial role in cancer's ability to resist chemotherapy and radiation treatment and that also ... News-Medical.net,

Patients fear residence rate jump -- Mar 14, 2006
As Catharina Landry underwent radiation treatment in Edmonton for breast cancer, the Vermilion resident took comfort in her temporary home – the Outpatient ... Edmonton Sun,

Cedar City cancer center to open May 24 -- Mar 13, 2006
...a $1.4 million piece of equipment used for radiation treatment, will enable Valley View Medical Center to offer every available cancer treatment and allow ... St. George Daily Spectrum,

Singer Sheryl Crow is ready to tour following breast cancer ... -- Mar 17, 2006
...set for March and April after having successful breast cancer surgery last ... the surgery "minimally invasive" and said she would have radiation treatment as a ... 9NEWS.com,

Opening an era in Valley medicine -- 25 Jan 2006
Therapy Center plans to open a branch in the medical building next to the hospital and begin offering radiation treatment. That will relieve cancer patients of ... Anchorage Daily News,

Pastor Remembered As Passionate, Gentle Man -- 25 Jan 2006
..."He had been battling prostate cancer for several months and just came back in December from some intensive radiation treatment in Jackson, Miss," Smith said. ... Springdale Morning News,

Giving Back -- 25 Jan 2006
Better,� a two-hour session helping female cancer patients cope with and combat the appearance-related side effects of chemotherapy and radiation treatment. ... Loudoun Times-Mirror,

Align Pharmaceuticals Makes Its Debut With Three New Products -- 25 Jan 2006
Both products will benefit people with xerostomia as a result of radiation treatment for head and neck cancers, or ... "Our CFO is an oral cancer survivor who has ... Carolina Newswire (press release),

New Type of Brachytherapy, Axxentâ„¢, Now Available for Early ... -- Jan 24, 2006
Unfortunately, radiation treatment requires several daily sessions, and patients who do not live ... this ultimately increases their risk of a cancer recurrence. ... Cancer Consultants (press release),

Scanner gives boost to cancer treatment -- Jan 17, 2006
According to Professor Michael Findlay, an Auckland cancer specialist, New Zealanders ... help pinpoint more closely the spot where radiation treatment should be ... Stuff.co.nz,

New radiotherapy technique for glioblastoma multiforme -- Jan 22, 2006
...exceptionally invasive surgeries to remove the tumor and radiation treatment with the ... In the journal Clinical Cancer Research, Gelsomina "Pupa" De Stasio, at ... Xagena.it,

Patients Forced to Treat Themselves to Save Government Cash -- Jan 22, 2006
...encouraging such high-cost patients to make their own radiation treatment machines by ... chronic conditions such as brain, lung and liver cancer, diabetes, the pox ... The Spoof (satire),

Sisterhood for a cure -- Jan 24, 2006
...know some things can increase a woman's risk of breast cancer: a family ... early onset of puberty or late onset of menopause, radiation treatment, hormone use and ... Indianapolis Star,

Palliative Radiation Prolongs Life -- Jan 22, 2006
...lung cancer (NSCLC) is one of the deadliest forms of cancer with a ... Many physicians say the radiation treatment prolongs lives of NSCLC patients and some claim ... Ivanhoe,

New Breast Cancer Radiation Treatment Being Studied -- Jan 10, 2006
A lumpectomy plus radiation cures early stage breast cancer just as well as breast-removing mastectomies do. But daily radiation treatment for about six weeks ... FOX News

Bahamas Makes Forward Step In Cancer Treatment -- Jan 13, 2006
...lessens radiation damage to some of the normal tissue near the cancer. Some of the radioactive substances used for internal radiation treatment include cesium ... The Bahama Journal,

Researchers study faster radiation treatment -- Jan 11, 2006
After her diagnosis - Stage 1 cancer, with totally clean lymph nodes - she ... The partial-breast radiation treatment, however, sounded like a good option to her ... Charleston Post Courier (subscription),

The pros and cons of prostate cancer screening tests -- Jan 22, 2006
Surgery and radiation treatment, the current treatment modalities for prostate cancer, can cause long-term adverse effects such as urinary incontinence and ... Manila Bulletin,

Further treatment for Kylie but no return of cancer -- Jan 13, 2006
Minogue was expected to start daily radiation treatment to prevent the return of the ... surgeon announced that the operation to remove the cancer was successful. ... Scotsman,

Kaiser opens radiation treatment center -- Jan 10, 2006
80 cancer patients a day will be treated at the new facility, and the physician group with which Kaiser Permanente contracts to provide radiation treatment ... Portland Business Journal,

OP oncologist says cancer patients have reason for hope -- Jan 21, 2006
...exhausted. Other new drugs prevent nausea and vomiting as cancer patients go through chemotherapy and radiation treatment. In the ... Bradford County Telegraph,

Kylie's treatment 'a success' -- Jan 12, 2006
A scan had shown there were no more cancer cells in her body, it said. She was expected to start daily radiation treatment as a precaution to guard against ... NEWS.com.au,

Tubbs Romp to Stomp, Vermont -- Jan 23, 2006
...in honor of her mother who passed away from breast cancer last summer. ... in every day." Next week she completes the last round of radiation treatment and next ... OUTDOORNEWSWIRE,

Wolf Point child recovers from brain tumor -- Jan 20, 2006
..."If the cancer is going ... "I'm so glad we brought her here for treatment," Payne said before her daughter's last radiation treatment. "The doctors are good here. ... Great Falls Tribune,

Ensuring Canada’s Success -- Jan 22, 2006
Canadians have already begun to see results. In British Columbia, the median wait time for starting cancer radiation treatment is now less than a week. ... Liberal Party of Canada (press release),

Cancer center gets new equipment -- Jan 18, 2006
...organs," said Dr. John Gwozdz, radiation oncologist at Palestine Cancer Center. ... The purpose of all radiation treatment is to destroy the cancerous tumor while ... Palestine Herald Press,

University of Florida Shands Cancer Center Gives New Hope to Spine ... -- Jan 9, 2006
Cancer Center (Gainesville, Fla., USA) offers patients with spine tumors new hope for beating cancer with a sophisticated new radiation treatment machine that ... PR Newswire (press release),

Vitamin A Analog Is A Potential Lung Cancer Preventative With Few ... -- Jan 18, 2006
Radiation (June 5, 2003) -- A form of vitamin D has been found to greatly enhance radiation treatment for tumors associated with breast cancer, according to a ... Science Daily (press release)

Community news in brief -- Jan 23, 2006
..."Return to Fitness," a fitness program designed especially for cancer patients who have completed chemotherapy or radiation treatment, is now offered at St. ... Kentucky Post,

New funding for further cancer study -- Jan 19, 2006
North Coast Cancer Institute director, Professor Tom Shakespeare said the im ... the future we will conduct further research in the area of radiation treatment.". Port Macquarie News,

Chemo finished, but Kylie's treatment continues -- Jan 13, 2006
...she is now expected to start daily radiation treatment to prevent the return of the disease and only after another six months will the cancer be officially in ... The Age,

Internal radiation gets better results for cancer patients -- Jan 17, 2006
It enables scientists to study the effect of radiation treatment on individual tumors ... tomography -- to fine-tune brachytherapy in gynecological cancer treatment ... Belleville News-Democrat,

Pop princess Kylie still receiving cancer treatment -- Jan 14, 2006
There was no evidence that the cancer had returned after a lump had ... of the television soap "Neighbours" was expected to start daily radiation treatment as a ... Webindia123,

Plastic surgeon 'like Nazi doctor' -- Jan 19, 2006
A CANCER patient who won £100,000 damages over surgery to reconstruct his face ... symptoms to surgery, but they were instead due to radiation treatment given to ... Yorkshire Post Today,

`Treatment of future' for breast cancer -- Jan 5, 2006
Standard radiation treatment requires three to seven weeks of radiation after surgery to ... often have to travel long distances to the nearest cancer centre to ... Toronto Star,

Study cuts radiation treatment to one day -- Jan 3, 2006
TORONTO, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- Doctors are testing a technique that reduces the length of radiation treatment for breast cancer from six weeks to one day. ... United Press International

FDA Clears Xoft's Axxent(TM) Electronic Brachytherapy System for ... -- Jan 4, 2006
...breast cancer. Electronic Brachytherapy is a proprietary technology platform designed to deliver localized, non-radioactive, isotope-free radiation treatment ... PR Newswire (press release),

FDA Clears Xoft's Axxent Electronic Brachytherapy System for ... -- Jan 4, 2006
...miniature X-ray radiation sources to deliver ionizing radiation treatment directly to ... to deliver a course of radiation therapy for early stage breast cancer. ... DG News

Cancer treatment available locally -- Jan 4, 2006
Southeast Cancer Network owns 13 facilities, mostly in central and north Alabama. ... said it normally takes less then 10 minutes to do a radiation treatment on a ... Daily Home Online,

Radiotherapy Advance Points Way To Noninvasive Brain Cancer ... -- Jan 1, 2006
...are exceptionally invasive surgeries to remove the tumor and radiation treatment with the ... 1, 2006 issue of the journal Clinical Cancer Research, Gelsomina "Pupa ... Science Daily (press release)

Kylie cancer treatment a success -- Jan 13, 2006
...been told by doctors that her chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer has been ... However, she is now expected to start daily radiation treatment to prevent the ... Virgin.net,

Oral Mucositis Affects Care of Patients with Head and Neck Cancer -- Jan 11, 2006
Hagiwara M et al. Oral Mucositis in Patients Undergoing Radiation Treatment for Head and Neck Carcinoma. Cancer. 2006;106:329-36. ... Cancer Consultants (press release),

Dick Roberts Benefit -- Jan 21, 2006
...says every day he feels a little better and since his last radiation treatment he's been ... Dick told us he plans on being one of those many cancer survivors you ... WXOW,

Kylie's keeping her chin up -- Jan 13, 2006
Sun newspaper said Minogue would undergo more tests after six weeks of the radiation treatment, and if those tests remained negative for cancer cells for six ... Brisbane Courier Mail,

Self Care During Radiation Therapy -- Jan 11, 2006
The skin in the area receiving radiation treatment may become red and sensitive ... many emotional demands that people must cope with during a cancer diagnosis and ... Food Consumer,

Publicist plays down Kylie cancer recovery report -- Jan 13, 2006
...start daily radiation treatment next week. "Fortunately we are still able to say we have received no news of a recurrence of the cancer," Minogue's publicist ... Reuters AlertNet,

Hospital gala helps pay for expansion project -- Jan 20, 2006
...centre is devoted to cancer care, including radiation treatment and chemotherapy. The remaining space is for outpatient services. ... Mississauga News,

High School Hockey: Sunny outlook for former coach -- Jan 17, 2006
He was diagnosed with cancer of the neck. ... Terry was faced with the daunting task of making it through eight weeks of radiation treatment and six rounds of ... The Union Leader,

Kylie 'has won battle with breast cancer' -- Jan 13, 2006
Minogue was today at the centre of conflicting reports she had beaten breast cancer. ... She was said to be due to begin daily radiation treatment to prevent the ... Glasgow Evening Times,

New therapies speed breast cancer fight -- Jan 15, 2006
A lumpectomy plus radiation cures early-stage breast cancer as well as mastectomies do. But daily radiation treatment for about six weeks is an inconvenience ... Indianapolis Star,

Radiation Therapy Services Acquires Alabama Facility -- Jan 11, 2006
Inc., which operates radiation treatment centers primarily under the name 21st Century Oncology, is a provider of radiation therapy services to cancer patients ... PR Newswire (press release),

Ruane could have gotten pension under 1994 law -- Jan 20, 2006
Ruane did not attend yesterday's hearing because he was receiving radiation treatment for cancer. He could not be reached for comment. ... Salem News,

Kylie Minogue clear of cancer: publicist -- Jan 14, 2006
...we have received no news of a re-occurrence of the cancer; however at ... However, she is now expected to start daily radiation treatment to prevent the return of ... Channel News Asia,

Funds will assist cancer patients -- Jan 13, 2006
..."The cancer centre funding has provided our patients with a centre of excellence for radiation treatment nestled in an environment of healing and hope. ... Mississauga News,

Via Christi brings new Knife to town -- Jan 14, 2006
The new technology adds to the cancer center's array of radiation treatment options for Via Christi patients, including some of the latest linear accelerator ... Kansas.com,

COMPREHENSIVE, COMPASSIONATE BREAST CARE -- Jan 12, 2006
Radiation treatment options at Huntington include Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT), and ... might occur as a result of breast cancer treatment, and an ... Arcadia Weekly,

Brave Kylie gets all-clear -- Jan 12, 2006
A scan showed there were no more cancer cells in her body. ... Next week she will start daily radiation treatment as a precaution to guard against cancerous cells ... The Sun,

Infinity Initiates Phase I Clinical Trial of IPI-504 for Patients ... -- Jan 10, 2006
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) The American Cancer Society (ACS ... threatening disease highly resistant to traditional chemotherapy or radiation treatment. ... PR Newswire (press release),

Kylie 'clear of cancer' -- Jan 13, 2006
...were no more cancer cells in her body, the report said. The former star of the television soap Neighbours was expected to start daily radiation treatment as a ... News24,

Walking the race of her life -- Jan 10, 2006
...removed. Later that spring, she prepared for an isolated radiation treatment to destroy any remaining cancer in her body. The following ... Business Gazette,

So lucky . . . Kylie goes home to her family after getting all ... -- Jan 13, 2006
...told by doctors that her chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer has been ... Kylie was expected to start daily radiation treatment and only after another six ... Unison.ie,

Heppner battling cancer again -- Jan 21, 2006
Heppner, who will soon turn 62, announced last January he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer and was receiving radiation treatment. ... StarPhoenix,

Kylie Minogue Cancer Free; Returns Home -- Jan 13, 2006
...cake.". The Sun claims Minogue will start radiation treatment next week as a precautionary measure to prevent the cancer returning. Starpulse.com,

Hospital purchases hyperbaric chamber -- Jan 17, 2006
...operations officer Marie Prothero. It can also help cancer patients heal from the effects of radiation treatment. The diagnoses for which ... Daily Herald,

Innovations to create a more beautiful you in '06 -- Jan 11, 2006
Breast-conserving surgery has taken the lead in breast cancer treatments, most ... to reshape delicate tissues that have been weak-ened by radiation treatment. ... Knoxville News Sentinel (subscription),

Doctors urging prostate exams despite reports -- Jan 11, 2006
...side effects, including incontinence and impotence, from surgery or radiation treatment. ... 10 percent of men treated for prostate cancer experience incontinence. ... Elgin Courier News,

Griffin plans major building project New facility would allow ... -- Jan 12, 2006
40,000-square-foot free-standing building would combine a cancer treatment center ... Patients are ill before radiation treatment, he added, and feel even sicker ... Derby Valley Gazette,

Infinity Initiates Phase I Clinical Trial of IPI-504 for Patients ... -- Jan 10, 2006
The American Cancer Society (ACS) reports that GIST is the most ... a life-threatening disease highly resistant to traditional chemotherapy or radiation treatment. ... PharmaLive.com (press release),

Radiology advance points way to non-invasive brain-cancer ... -- Jan 2, 2006
...exceptionally invasive surgeries to remove the tumor and radiation treatment with the ... January 1, 2006, issue of the journal Clinical Cancer Research, Gelsomina ... WTN News,

One day radiation may become an option for breast cancer patients -- Jan 3, 2006
Dr. Pignol or for a copy of "First Report of a Permanent Breast PD Seed Implant as Adjuvant Radiation Treatment For Early-Stage Breast Cancer," please contact ... EurekAlert (press release),

TomoTherapy's Rapid Growth Fuels Investor Interest - $14 Million ... -- Jan 11, 2006
...therapy to provide unprecedented precision in the treatment of cancer patients. The TomoTherapy Hi-Art System is designed to target radiation treatment to the ... Genetic Engineering News,

Breast Cancer Survivors Bounce Back Quickly -- Dec 29, 2005
All were finishing the last of a six- to seven-week course of daily radiation treatment. Their other cancer treatments varied, including surgery, chemotherapy ... Forbes

Report: Kylie Minogue given cancer all clear -- Jan 13, 2006
...that the six-month chemotherapy treatment program for breast cancer had been ... However, she is now expected to start daily radiation treatment to prevent the ... Turkish Daily News (subscription),

International briefs -- Jan 10, 2006
It was published in Monday's edition of Archives of Internal Medicine. • Five-day breast cancer treatment: Radiation treatment might get a little easier for ... The Olympian,

Kylie Minogue Faces Daily Radiation Therapy -- Jan 13, 2006
Pop singer Kylie Minogue is continuing to receive radiation treatment for her breast cancer diagnosis, although there has been no reoccurrence of the disease. ... TheCelebrityCafe.com,

Construction at St. Peter's Hospital leads to driving, parking ... -- Jan 20, 2006
Some 250 people come to the cancer center each day for examinations, consultations, chemotherapy and radiation treatment, according to St. Peter's officials. Albany Times Union,

UCI Lags in Bone Marrow Transplants -- Jan 12, 2006
UCI's "top-notch" marrow transplant team and a cancer center "renowned ... diseased blood cells with healthy ones, often after chemotherapy or radiation treatment. ... Los Angeles Times,

Kylie's 'cancer all clear' -- Jan 13, 2006
...cells. However, she is now expected to start daily radiation treatment to prevent the return of the disease, the newspaper reported. ... This is London,

Kylie may be winning her battle with cancer -- Jan 13, 2006
...able to say we have received no news of a recurrence of the cancer.". ... She will begin daily radiation treatment at a Melbourne hospital as a precaution to guard ... Telegraph.co.uk,

Kylie given cancer all-clear -- Jan 13, 2006
STYLE EXTRA (UK) - Kylie Minogue has been given the all-clear from breast cancer. ... The 37-year-old beauty will now start daily radiation treatment to make sure ... Life Style Extra,

Where stars flock for frocks -- Jan 20, 2006
...has been touched by cancer: her brother died of it when she was 14, while her business manager of 23 years is undergoing radiation treatment for breast cancer. ... Sydney Morning Herald,

Cancer all-clear to Kylie -- Jan 13, 2006
Minogue was diagnosed with breast cancer in May last year and had been undergoing chemotherapy in Paris after ... She is now expected to start radiation treatment. ... Calcutta Telegraph,

Kylie cured of cancer -- Jan 13, 2006
However, she is now expected to start daily radiation treatment to prevent the return ... last night that Minogue is still being treated for breast cancer, but the ... Gulf Daily News,

Curry could halt prostate cancer -- Jan 17, 2006
Advanced cases of prostate cancer cells are "barely responsive" to rigorous chemotherapy or radiation treatment, Mr. Kong said. ... World Peace Herald,

Kylie Minogue given cancer all-clear -- Jan 13, 2006
...tickled pink about.". The 37-year-old beauty will now start daily radiation treatment to make sure cancerous cells don't return. If the ... FemaleFirst.co.uk,

Matthew's spirit: Family copes, hopes as only child faces cancer -- Dec 25, 2005
Chemotherapy is used to target cancer particles not detected on a scan, Jogal ... Matthew asks his mother, anxious to begin his daily radiation treatment, much as ... Sheboygan Press,

An ageless vision -- Jan 21, 2006
...and perform medical missions, but a bout with cancer after college ... After surviving 18 operations and months of radiation treatment, Tonkel pursued ministry ... Jackson Clarion Ledger,

Yogasanas to combat trismus -- Jan 20, 2006
This is noticed commonly after radiation treatment for oral problems. ... of the stress that has caused either the simpler muscle spasm, the oral cancer that has ... Deccan Herald,

Kylie Minogue All-Clear From Cancer -- Jan 13, 2006
The hospital visits aren't over, however, and Kylie Minogue will start radiation treatment shortly, which is supposed to guard against cancerous cells returning ... Fashion Monitor Toronto,

Launch new year with nutrition -- Jan 12, 2006
...collected from hospitals, pathology laboratories, radiation treatment centers and death certificates. The registry documents more than 4,400 new cancer cases a ... Choteau Acantha,

Radiation 'aids mastectomy survival' -- Jan 3, 2006
...in line with National Breast Cancer Centre guidelines which recommended post-mastectomy radiation treatment for women at high risk of breast cancer recurrence. ... Advertiser Adelaide,

Cancer Center at center of treatment research -- Dec 24, 2005
After a prostate-removal surgery and radiation treatment in 2003 and 2004, Wright has been on chemotherapy for almost a year. He said his cancer has not abated ... Odessa American,

Kylie's chemotherapy a success: report -- Jan 13, 2006
A scan had shown there were no more cancer cells in her body, it said. ... The Sun said Minogue was expected to start daily radiation treatment as a precaution to ... Seven.com.au,

Docs Test New Radiation for Breast Cancer -- Jan 9, 2006
But daily radiation treatment for about six weeks is an inconvenience at best, and ... treatment on just the areas most likely to harbor stray cancer cells, those ... Leading The Charge,

Shorter Radiation for Breast Cancer -- Jan 4, 2006
...breasts, near the cancer site. The seeds release their radiation over time. The single procedure is a big change from current radiation treatment plans, which ... WebMD

MD Anderson Orlando Hosts First US BrainLAB User Meeting on ... -- Jan 4, 2006
The Adaptive Gating technology reduces the area of the radiation treatment, which decreases the ... clinical use at MD Anderson or the nearby MIMA Cancer Center in ... PR Newswire (press release),

Improving the odds -- 23 Dec 2005
There are almost 120 different kinds of cancer, and whether a person receives ... The typical course of radiation treatment is once a day, five days a week for six ... Twin Falls Times-News,

Breast cancer survivors rebound quickly -- 23 Dec 2005
...most breast cancer survivors recover emotionally with surprising speed. Researchers surveyed 94 women who had just completed a course of radiation treatment at ... United Press International

Wehri bounces back from cancer -- 23 Dec 2005
...“By playing basketball, I could keep my mind off of the cancer.�. ... and fortunately, I didn’t have to go through any radiation treatment,� Wehri continued ... Delphos Herald,

White loved Co-Lin, Wesson community -- 23 Dec 2005
The day after the Gulf Coast game, White found out he had cancer. "He battled the chemo real well," said Case. "That radiation treatment when he got back from ... Brookhaven Daily Leader,

Rapid emotional recovery of breast-cancer survivors surprises ... -- Dec 21, 2005
...were surveyed five times: on their last day of radiation treatment, two weeks ... family, emotional and functional well-being, and breast-cancer-specific concerns ... EurekAlert (press release),

Breast Cancer Treatment -- Dec 16, 2005
...[PUBMED Abstract]. 70. Taghian A, de Vathaire F, Terrier P, et al.: Long-term risk of sarcoma following radiation treatment for breast cancer. ... Food Consumer,

(PRN) Tanox Submits Investigational New Drug Application for TNX ... -- Dec 20, 2005
...the treatment of Hodgkin's lymphoma that is refractory to chemotherapy or radiation treatment. ... HL), often referred to as Hodgkin's disease, is a cancer of the ... Houston Chronicle,

Mary Genevieve Fern Hebert Allain -- Dec 22, 2005
She recovered from surgery and she gleefully embarked on chemo and radiation treatment. But the cancer came back. She did not want to go, but she had to. Globe and Mail,

Toward The Future Of Cancer Prevention -- Dec 18, 2005
...variants that were less effective at neutralizing the killing power of cancer treatments. For example, patients treated with radiation treatment, who inherited ... Science Daily (press release)

Battle to revamp ‘archaic’ breast screening -- Dec 21, 2005
...wife had cancer.". Margaret Mary McMahon, now 45, survived, but had to have a double mastectomy, reconstructive surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation treatment. ... The Herald,

Radiation Benefit for Breast Cancer Shown -- Dec 15, 2005
In the new analysis, the group analyzed data from all 78 studies involving radiation treatment for early breast cancer conducted worldwide through 1995, which ... Washington Post,

New Hope For Prostate Cancer Patients Where Radiation Treatment ... -- Dec 7, 2005
...offering Ablatherm(R) HIFU treatment to prostate cancer patients whose radiation therapy has failed and the cancer has returned. Radiation treatment cannot be ... PR Newswire (press release),

Complications Common With Post-Mastectomy Breast Implants -- Dec 20, 2005
Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in most parts of ... a mastectomy, however, a lumpectomy usually needs to be followed by radiation treatment. ... Forbes

Radiation After Breast Cancer Lumpectomy Surgery Saves Lives, Says ... -- Dec 15, 2005
In about 1 in 4 cases, women who have undergone surgery for breast cancer do not undergo subsequent six- or seven-week radiation treatment, and fear of the ... American Council on Science and Health,

Radiation benefits those with early breast cancer -- Dec 15, 2005
The group analyzed data from all 78 studies involving radiation treatment for early breast cancer conducted worldwide through 1995, which included data from ... Houston Chronicle,

More men to turn to less invasive prostate surgery option -- Dec 16, 2005
The procedure also is used to treat patients for whom radiation treatment was unsuccessful. Cryotherapy kills cancer cells by freezing them with argon gas ... Hilton Head Island Packet,

Pharmacyclics stock drops on failed study -- Dec 19, 2005
...trial studied subjects with non-small cell lung cancer that had spread to the brain, and compared the use of Xcytrin with radiation treatment versus radiation ... BusinessWeek

Resonant Medical Secures Largest Medical Device Venture Capital ... -- Dec 15, 2005
3D U/S images for a new level of detail for radiation treatment planning. ... forward breakthrough technologies that will revolutionize the way cancer patients are ... CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse),

Radiation Therapy Services Closes $100 Million Debt Financing -- Dec 16, 2005
Inc., which operates radiation treatment centers primarily under the name 21st Century Oncology, is a provider of radiation therapy services to cancer patients ... Yahoo! News (press release)

Cancer clinic push honors victim's life -- Dec 10, 2005
A woman 50 miles from a radiation treatment facility would only have a 70 percent chance ... Gulf Coast area of the Florida division of the American Cancer Society ... The News-Press,

We're still waiting -- Dec 18, 2005
First off, these recommended wait times, ranging from four weeks for radiation treatment for cancer up to 26 weeks for hip and knee replacement, are just that ... Ottawa Sun,

Radiation Treatment Prolonged Liver Cancer Patients’ Lives -- Nov 28, 2005
Now, researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center are reporting success with a new method of attacking these cancerous tumors. ... Newswise (press release)

Distance from radiation therapy facility impacts breast cancer ... -- Nov 27, 2005
...her colleagues reviewed inpatient and outpatient data for 18,903 breast cancer cases in ... every 5-mile increase in the distance to a radiation treatment facility ... EurekAlert (press release),

Mouthwash developed for oral cancer patients -- Dec 17, 2005
...“Oral cancer patients suffer a lot after radiation treatment. The mouth gets burned and saliva formation comes down making the mouth dry. ... Newindpress,

Distance From Radiation Therapy Facility Affects Breast Cancer ... -- Nov 28, 2005
11,354 received BCSR, the investigators report in the January 1 issue of Cancer. ... 3% for every 5-mile increase in the distance to radiation treatment facilities ... Cancerpage.com,

Radiation Treatment Increases Risk For Pelvic Fractures -- Nov 23, 2005
A review of medical records for more than 6,000 women showed that women who underwent radiation therapy for rectal and cervical cancer had nearly double the ... KSDK,

Focused on treatment -- Dec 4, 2005
In the case of prostate cancer, the tumor can shift its position ... Insurance companies cover radiation treatment, Lum said, though some of the newer treatments ... Ventura County Star (subscription),

McGuinty Government Making Progress On Wait Times -- Dec 16, 2005
In the other service areas identified in Monday's announcement, Ontario has embraced the pan-Canadian benchmarks: cancer radiation treatment - four weeks of ... Canada NewsWire (press release),

(PZ) Technest Holdings Inc. Defense and Homeland Security Update ... -- Dec 20, 2005
...of cancer using non-invasive and non-radiological diffuse optical tomography; and (v) more effective and less risky radiation treatment for cancer by use of 3D ... Houston Chronicle,

Breast Cancer Raises More Risks -- Dec 8, 2005
...almost sixfold increase in the risk of cancer in connective tissue of the thorax and upper limbs -- rare cancers believed to be caused by radiation treatment. ... CBS News

Tanox Submits Drug Application to FDA -- Dec 20, 2005
The company is seeking approval to use the drug for patients whose cancer has resisted chemotherapy or radiation treatment and who have not responded to or ... Schaeffers Research,

At life's turning point -- Dec 9, 2005
...many cancer doctors I have seen over the years - radiation oncologist Gary Freedman at the Fox Chase Cancer Center, an ... Possible radiation-treatment side effects ... philly.com,

Teen titles in not-so-easy riding -- Dec 21, 2005
...she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She continued riding and competing as much as possible after surgery and throughout chemotherapy and radiation treatment. ... Seattle Times,

BC plans more contracted day surgery -- Dec 18, 2005
The agreement sets a target of 26 weeks for hip and knee replacements, four weeks for radiation treatment for cancer, 16 weeks for cataract surgery and 48 ... Chilliwack Progress,

Medical wait times spelled out -- Dec 13, 2005
One of the most glaring differences is the alliance's call for radiation treatment within 10 days of the decision to treat, compared ... "Cancer is scary to people ... Toronto Star,

Breast Cancer Survivors at Higher Risk for Developing Other ... -- Dec 9, 2005
...leukemia, nonmelanoma skin cancer, endometrial (uterine) cancer, and thyroid cancer. ... These cancers are believed to be directly caused by radiation treatment. ... Newsinferno.com,

The lowdown on thyroid slowdown -- Dec 11, 2005
Surgical removal of all or part of the thyroid gland is sometimes necessary in treating thyroid cancer, nodules, goiter, or an ... l Radiation treatment or exposure ... ITP.net,

Hearing Loss From Chemotherapy Underestimated -- Dec 12, 2005
...and NAC, can help prevent the hearing loss in other cancer survivors ... said Johnson, who developed dyslexia as a result of the radiation treatment and chemotherapy ... Science Daily (press release)

Innovative Research Set To Push Boundaries Of Cancer Care -- Nov 23, 2005
The vaccine is designed to boost a patient's immune response to pancreatic cancer cells that may still exist despite surgery and chemo-radiation treatment. ... Science Daily (press release)

Targets set for faster health care -- Dec 13, 2005
Manitoba Health Minister Tim Sale said that while the province has reduced waits for cancer radiation treatment and cardiac surgery, more work is needed in ... Globe and Mail,

Alternative Cancer Treatment Prolongs Life -- Nov 30, 2005
1,500 miles from home, getting treatment for the breast cancer that's spread to her lungs. It's called tomotherapy. It's a new radiation treatment that targets ... abc7news.com,

Drug May Combat Weight Loss During Radiation Treatments -- Nov 22, 2005
Weight loss can also be a problem in patients undergoing radiation treatment for lung cancer and cancers of the head and neck, such as cancer in the mouth or ... Science Daily (press release)

Who CanAssist -- Dec 11, 2005
...that all volunteer drivers who transport patients receiving chemotherapy or radiation treatment receive specialised training, Cootamundra cancer patients no ... Cootamundra Herald,

Study: Women With Breast Cancer At Greater Risk Of Getting Other ... -- Dec 9, 2005
One probable explanation for the increased risk of other cancer is the treatment of the original breast cancer. Radiation treatment of the breast and chest may ... 7Online.com,

Benefit shines rays of hope on UAB project -- Dec 8, 2005
The Rays of Hope campaign, with the goal to raise $15 million to replace the cancer radiation treatment facility opened in 1976 at UAB, began with a November ... Birmingham News,

Fight against cancer to reach rural areas -- Dec 4, 2005
FOR cancer patients residing in rural Maharashtra, here is some good news. They will no longer have to come all the way to a metropolis for radiation treatment ... Pune Newsline,

Rahael launches Oncology Centre -- Nov 30, 2005
Programme (NOP) and logo at Woodford Cafe, Rahael said it was not just about setting up a radiation treatment centre, but a comprehensive approach to cancer. ... Trinidad News,

Penguins' Lemieux admitted to hospital -- Dec 8, 2005
...with Hodgkin's disease in 1993, and underwent a month of radiation treatment before, incredibly ... Two years prior to the fight with cancer, Lemieux was felled by ... National Post,

Bend Woman Wins National Award -- Dec 11, 2005
One of the most devastating effects of cancer, especially for women, is watching their body change as a result of chemotherapy and radiation treatment. ... Bend.com,

Distance from facility affects cancer therapy -- Nov 28, 2005
However, radiation treatment after surgery involves daily treatments for 5 to 6 ... examine the factors that affect which treatment breast cancer patients receive ... Reuters

Mary fends off the contrary deputies with steely aplomb -- Dec 14, 2005
South West, said cancer patients in Donegal were opting to have their breasts removed rather than face the long journey to Dublin for radiation treatment. ... Irish Medical Times,

Virginia's Ryan Best Wins ACC's Piccolo Award -- Dec 16, 2005
...for the Chicago Bears in the NFL until he was stricken with cancer. ... Best underwent chemotherapy and radiation treatment during the offseason, often choosing to ... WJLA,

Radiation may boost chance of hip fracture -- Nov 23, 2005
Radiation treatment for pelvic-area cancer can increase women's risks of breaking a hip, a study in today's Journal of the American Medical Association found. ... Chicago Sun-Times,

Sports Briefs -- Dec 15, 2005
...played for the Chicago Bears until he was stricken with cancer. ... Best underwent chemotherapy and radiation treatment during the offseason, often choosing to ... Winston-Salem Journal,

Study: Radiation ups chance of hip breaks -- Nov 26, 2005
...bones because levels of bone-protecting estrogen plummet at menopause. About half the women received radiation treatment for cancer. ... Austin American-Statesman (subscription),

UW Medical Center to implant first-ever Cs-131 brachytherapy seeds ... -- Nov 30, 2005
...said that among patients in the UW prostate cancer program, about 50 percent have chosen surgery and the other 50 percent have chosen radiation treatment. ... uwnews.org,

Cancer radiation can increase women's risk for hip fractures ... -- Nov 23, 2005
CHICAGO (AP) - Radiation treatment for pelvic-area cancer can increase women's risks of breaking a hip later on, a study found. ... Canada.com,

Study Links Cancer Radiation, Fractures -- Nov 23, 2005
Radiation treatment for pelvic-area cancer can increase women's risks of breaking a hip later on, a study found. The higher risks ... Dominican Today,

Radiation Therapy Raises Hip Fracture Risk -- Nov 22, 2005
...techniques are proven, women who have undergone radiation treatment need to be closely monitored. "Everyone seeing older women who survived cancer and had ... ABC News

This Week in Health -- Nov 25, 2005
Women who got radiation treatment for cervical or rectal cancer had a 65% higher fracture risk than women who got other treatments for those cancers, the ... Intelihealth.com,

Study Links Cancer Radiation, Fractures -- Nov 28, 2005
By Lindsey Tanner, AP Writer. CHICAGO (AP) - Radiation treatment for pelvic-area cancer can increase women's risks of breaking a hip later on, a study found. ... Louisiana Weekly,

Long-term hormone therapy best for prostate cancer -- Nov 29, 2005
...androgen deprivation therapy used along with radiation treatment improves survival rates for high-risk patients, regardless of the cancer's aggressiveness or ... Reuters.uk,

European Cancer Center Unveils CT Laser Mammography Technology -- Dec 14, 2005
Diagnosis at the Maria Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Center and ... cutting ceremonies unveiled advances in MRI imaging, radiation treatment planning, ultrasound ... PR Newswire (press release),

Long commute hurts cancer patients -- Nov 28, 2005
...that BCSR is the standard of care for localized breast cancer, studies show women ... for every 5-mile increase in the distance to a radiation treatment facility. United Press International

New department reduces amputation -- Nov 28, 2005
...hyperbaric medicine is used to treat carbon monoxide poisoning, as well as internal problems in the colon and bladder caused by radiation treatment for cancer. ... Tonawanda News,

(PRN) Simple Lifestyle Changes Can Protect Against Breast Cancer -- Dec 10, 2005
...changes in the breast, family history of breast cancer, age at ... density of the breasts as shown during mammography, past radiation treatment, physical activity ... Houston Chronicle,

CDC proposal expands power to track travelers -- Nov 22, 2005
Radiation treatment for pelvic-area cancer can increase women's risks of breaking a hip later on, a University of Minnesota study found. ... Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription),

Pulmonary Fibrosis -- Dec 16, 2005
Certain medications or radiation treatment for breast cancer are also associated with an increased risk for pulmonary fibrosis. ... WSOCtv.com,

Nanotech May Also Minimize Chemo Damage -- Dec 2, 2005
...at Thomas Jefferson University and C Sixty, a nanotech research firm, are looking at buckyballs as a means to protect the body from cancer radiation treatment. ... ExtremeNano,

Lifestyle may reduce breast cancer risk -- Dec 11, 2005
...to menopause; lactation; density of the breasts; past radiation treatment; physical activity ... green tea have been associated with reduced breast cancer risk in ... United Press International

Cancer patients, too, find it hard to give up smoking -- Nov 30, 2005
Besides increasing the risk of a later cancer, continuing to smoke can cause more damage. It's known that radiation treatment doesn't work as well in smokers. ... U.S. News & World Report

Fundraiser to aid girl who has cancer -- Nov 25, 2005
...chemotherapy and will finish radiation treatment soon. The bubbly, princess-loving girl was first diagnosed last year and was thought to be cancer-free in March ... Dayton Daily News (subscription),

Life after cancer -- Nov 28, 2005
..."I wonder if that's going to happen again," says Sollenberger, who became cancer-free on July 25, 2002, after having a lumpectomy and radiation treatment. ... Hagerstown Morning Herald,

Radiation for pelvic-area cancer can increase risk of breaking hip -- Nov 23, 2005
CHICAGO // Radiation treatment for pelvic-area cancer can increase women's risks of later breaking a hip, a study found. The higher ... Baltimore Sun,

Study Suggests Additional Radiation May Help Fight Breast Cancer -- Nov 28, 2005
...the woman, the greater the benefit of the extra boost of radiation treatment. The study findings present a “Catch 22� situation for breast cancer patients. ... Newsinferno.com,

Emerson Excellence in Teaching Award winner -- Dec 5, 2005
The imprint of Newton's body was created to protect her from the radiation treatment she underwent last year during her battle against anal cancer. ... Belleville News-Democrat,

Family of 5 needs help dealing with serious illness -- Dec 5, 2005
Then, in July, he was diagnosed with head and neck cancer. After months of chemotherapy and radiation treatment and surgeries, he's down to about 120 pounds ... Indianapolis Star,

Hospitals fear changes could result in too much competition -- Dec 12, 2005
...patients must go to the University of Louisville's James Graham Brown Cancer Center or facilities in Southern Indiana for radiation treatment, Carter said. ... MSNBC

New Device Helps Radiation For Cancer -- Dec 5, 2005
..."You're Going To Put This In Your Mouth.". Breast Cancer Patient Ann Marie Turner.. Is Getting Radiation Treatment With A New Breathing Device. ... CBS 5 - Green Bay,

Easing the Way Toward a Good Death -- Dec 6, 2005
Although Dellinger’s father endured several doses of radiation treatment, his skin cancer spread and attacked his bones; he also was referred to hospice. ... Lebanon Daily News,

Health & Medicine -- Dec 3, 2005
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center's behavioral science department. That's a dangerous misperception. It's known that radiation treatment doesn't ... U.S. News & World Report

Radiation Therapy Can Increase a Woman’s Risk of Hip Fractures ... -- Nov 24, 2005
...fractures. The risk was highest in this group because radiation treatment for anal cancer cannot avoid the hip area. Tumors often ... Newsinferno.com,

A healthy outpouring -- Dec 6, 2005
...hormone therapy and a mastectomy failed to send her cancer into remission ... She walks with a pronounced limp — radiation treatment has almost deadened feeling ... Kansas City Star,

Pacific Communities Health District Foundation awarded grant -- Dec 9, 2005
...to help create transportation options for women with breast cancer in rural ... resources for women who travel to the valley for radiation treatment," said Linda ... Newport News Times,

Radiation for some cancers can raise risk of broken hip -- Nov 23, 2005
CHICAGO – Radiation treatment for pelvic-area cancer can increase women’s risks of breaking a hip later on, a study found. The ... TheNewsTribune.com (subscription),

Radiation Dangers Among Older Women -- Nov 22, 2005
...higher in the women treated with radiation when compared to those not receiving radiation treatment. The highest risk was among women with anal cancer. ... Ivanhoe,

Healthy Baby Is Dream-Come-True for Woman with Cancer -- Dec 5, 2005
She would need pelvic radiation treatment for her cancer, which was stage III Hodgkin’s lymphoma and far more advanced than the stage I Hodgkin’s she had ... Newswise (press release)

Help spread hope -- Dec 3, 2005
...organization founded by cancer survivors that provides free support services to cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy and radiation treatment in clinics ... Kinston Free Press,

Simple Lifestyle Changes Can Protect Against Breast Cancer -- Dec 10, 2005
...density of the breasts as shown during mammography, past radiation treatment, physical activity ... How do these factors affect the risk of breast cancer? ... PR Newswire (press release),

Radiotherapy for certain cancers increases the risk of pelvic ... -- Nov 24, 2005
A new study suggests that older women who receive pelvic radiation treatment for cervical, anal or rectal cancer may have an increased risk of pelvic fracture. ... News-Medical.net,

Local Girl Scout troop learns about cancer -- Dec 4, 2005
She took the girls into the chemotherapy room, and also allowed them a look at the radiation treatment area through ... Rachel Herring wanted to know what cancer is ... Pittsburg Morning Sun,

No effects of type II diabetes on aggressiveness of prostate ... -- Dec 6, 2005
...looked at the effect of type II diabetes on long-term radiation treatment outcomes ... the patients with NDM, 3.1 percent ( 41 ) died of prostate cancer versus 2.4 ... Xagena.it,

Co-worker misses Sullivan’s ‘finesse’ -- Dec 4, 2005
She returned to work and endured an additional two months of radiation treatment. In 2003, she was diagnosed a second time with cancer after spots were ... Fort Wayne Journal Gazette,

Seeking meaning in a world coming undone -- Dec 11, 2005
When the novel opens, Paul, recovering from radiation treatment for cancer, in a science-fictional premise emits radioactive energy to others. ... Baltimore Sun,

Fundraiser collects $13,000 -- Dec 13, 2005
...auction for Olivia Erickson, a 4-year-old girl from Ashley fighting brain cancer, raised more ... She has reached the halfway point of her radiation treatment.". ... The Saginaw News,

New radiation therapy boasts shorter treatment time, fewer side ... -- Nov 10, 2005
Xoft Inc., a Fremont-based biotechnology company, has recently introduced a new type of radiation treatment called electronic brachytherapy. ... Stanford Daily

McLeod dedicates bell to victors of radiation treatment -- Nov 9, 2005
Shirley, 49, rang the bell to symbolize the completion of his radiation treatment in the wake of a brain tumor. He said it signifies victory. ... Florence Morning News,

Hormone Treatment Before Radiation for Prostate Cancer -- Oct 30, 2005
Radiation oncologists have been awaiting follow-up to previous studies that suggested that radiation treatment for prostate cancer was less effective after the ... MedIndia,

The Latest Cutting-Edge Cancer Treatment Technology Comes to the ... -- Nov 8, 2005
In addition, the system's ability to deliver treatment from any angle enables radiation treatment to be dispensed accurately and precisely to the tumor itself ... Genetic Engineering News,

Genta: Drug improves radiation treatment -- Oct 19, 2005
...said Wednesday that animal study data suggests that its cancer drug Genasense may improve the effectiveness of radiation treatment in a certain type of colon ... BusinessWeek

New One-Week Radiation Treatment for Breast Cancer Patients Offers ... -- Oct 17, 2005
Contact: Beth Bukata, bethb@astro.org or Nick Lashinsky, nickl@astro.org, both of ASTRO, Press Room Phone, Oct. 16 through 20, 303 ... U.S. Newswire (press release),

New one week radiation treatment for breast cancer patients offers ... -- Oct 17, 2005
A new method of radiation - accelerated partial breast irradiation using balloon brachytherapy - makes it more convenient for breast cancer patients to receive ... Medical News Today (press release),

Single men are less likely to seek radiation re-treatment for pain ... -- Oct 18, 2005
...symptomatic bone metastases from breast and prostate cancer were randomized to receive 10 radiation treatments at 3 Gy each or one radiation treatment at 8 Gy. ... News-Medical.net,

Facing Cancer One Challenge at a Time -- Nov 13, 2005
She collapsed in bed at 7:30 every night during her first week back, and the radiation treatment has caused her some hoarseness. ... The Ledger,

Equine Cancer -- Nov 1, 2005
In still another study, Theon and his fellow researchers turned their attention to the effects of radiation treatment on cancerous growths in horses. ... TheHorse.com,

On-target cancer treatment -- Oct 21, 2005
Throughout the United States, cancer patients are benefiting from technological advancements that increase the precision of radiation treatment to the tumor ... Bradenton Herald,

Report recommends improved care for cancer survivors -- Nov 7, 2005
BY JUDITH GRAHAM. CHICAGO - Lynette Bisconti thought she was done with breast cancer when she finished radiation treatment six years ago. How wrong she was. ... The State,

New sensors developed to predict effectiveness of radiotherapy ... -- Nov 3, 2005
New sensor systems have now been developed that can assess the effectives of the radiation treatment to improve the accuracy and reliability. ... MedIndia,

Jeff Brown column: Nichols out to beat cancer again -- Nov 13, 2005
...removed. Doctors are hopeful they removed all of the cancer, but Nichols still must undergo radiation treatment in January to be sure. ... LaCrosse Tribune,

Radiation Therapy Services Reports Third Quarter 2005 Financial ... -- Nov 2, 2005
...announced it will install seven stereotactic radiosurgery systems with image guided radiation therapy (IGRT) capabilities in its radiation treatment centers in ... PR Newswire (press release),

A victory in breast cancer treatment -- Nov 3, 2005
Springfield Regional Cancer Center. The cancer center administered its first MammoSite radiation treatment on Tuesday. The treatment sends ... Springfield News Sun (subscription),

Center gets new radiation machine -- Nov 11, 2005
Transitioning to the new machine took almost three months and patients' radiation treatment schedules had to be rearranged, he said. ... News Journal,

Katie's getting vitamin therapy -- Nov 8, 2005
...comment Monday, was released to her parent's custody Friday after being in state custody since June 4 after her parents refused radiation treatment fearing its ... Corpus Christi Caller Times,

Ideal doses of IMRT defined to reduce treatment side effects for ... -- Oct 18, 2005
...oncology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; and Mark Sontag, Ph.D., and Ron Lalonde, Ph.D., with D3 Advanced Radiation Treatment Planning in ... EurekAlert (press release),

VITAL: BABY DAISI WAS THE BIGGEST RISK OF MY LIFE -- Nov 7, 2005
...match.". However, Gordon learned that radiation treatment wouldbe given before the transplant and that it would make him sterile. ... Glasgow Daily Record,

St. Rita’s offers new treatment -- Nov 1, 2005
1 and had a lumpectomy three weeks later. She began her MammoSite treatment Oct. 20, completing her radiation treatment five days later. ... Delphos Herald,

The professionals behind the technology -- Nov 8, 2005
Through daily interactions with the patient during a course of radiation treatment lasting from one week to eight weeks, the radiation therapists monitor and ... NorthernLife.ca,

90 Percent of Radiation Oncology Professionals Surveyed Believe ... -- Nov 4, 2005
...with the widespread adoption of Electronic Brachytherapy, a new technology designed to deliver localized, non-radioactive radiation treatment directly to ... Yahoo! News (press release)

Hope for pancreatic cancer patients -- Nov 4, 2005
More than six years later, he credits that treatment - an intensified chemotherapy drug that makes radiation treatment even more potent - with saving his life. ... myDNA.com,

Cancer victim is returned to her parents, but must get the therapy ... -- Oct 31, 2005
...that would work. An MD Anderson doctor testified Vitamin C therapy would interfere with the radiation treatment. Edward Wernecke ... Houston Chronicle,

Judge orders sick teen returned to parents -- Oct 31, 2005
CORPUS CHRISTI — A 13-year-old girl with cancer who was put into foster care after her parents refused to allow radiation treatment will be reunited with her ... Houston Chronicle,

Briggs doesn't regret that he kept on coaching -- Nov 11, 2005
Faced with giving up football while recovering from surgery, radiation treatment and chemotherapy for head and neck cancer, Briggs, Western Carolina's head ... Winston-Salem Journal,

New cancer care center -- Nov 7, 2005
Floor space will grow from the current 7,000 square feet to 18,000 square feet for radiation treatment. Four linear accelerators ... Everett Herald,

Ex-Falcons QB gives colon cancer the slip -- Nov 13, 2005
He had five weeks of radiation treatment and six more weeks of chemotherapy and they apparently were so successful that all visible signs of the tumor have ... Pioneer Press,

Alternative Approach to Breast Irradiation Shows Promise -- Nov 2, 2005
Press Release. New One Week Radiation Treatment for Breast Cancer Patients Offers Promising Results. October 17, 2005. http://www ... Cancer Consultants (press release),

La Barca visitors take tour of city -- Nov 11, 2005
Center, the hospital's state-of-art treatment facility, where hospital officials showed off the cancer unit's linear acceleration radiation treatment machine. ... The Porterville Recorder,

Father takes stand in cancer treatment case -- Oct 31, 2005
Child Protective Services removed Katie from her family after Edward Wernecke said radiation treatment could put his daughter at a heightened risk for breast ... Kansas City Star,

MSU Large Animal Critical Care Center Opens -- Nov 11, 2005
Slated to open later this year, the oncology center will house a linear accelerator, which provides radiation treatment for animals with cancer, as well as ... TheHorse.com,

University’s cancer center wins approval -- Nov 7, 2005
Proton beam therapy is a radiation treatment that targets tumors more precisely than traditional forms of the treatment while sparing surrounding tissue and ... Virginian Pilot,

Judge orders cancer patient returned to her parents, who opposed ... -- Oct 31, 2005
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) - A 13-year-old cancer patient who was put into foster care after her parents refused to allow radiation treatment will be reunited ... Canada.com,

Backgrounders - McGuinty Government Reducing Wait Times And ... -- Oct 22, 2005
Brachytherapy Equipment A radiation treatment device that safely stores radioactive pellets used in brachytherapy to destroy a patient's tumour. ... CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse),

Few radiologists in Japan trained to treat cancer -- Oct 14, 2005
While radiation treatment for cancer without surgery has become increasingly common, there is a shortage of radiologists to perform such treatment, according ... Daily Yomiuri Online,

Girl Will Be Returned to Parents Who Barred a Cancer Treatment -- Oct 31, 2005
31 (AP) - A 13-year-old cancer patient who was put into foster care after her parents refused to allow radiation treatment will be reunited with her family, a ... New York Times,

CyberKnife draws bead on tumors -- Oct 21, 2005
CoxHealth and St. John's stepped up radiation treatment first with intensity modulated radiation therapy, or IMRT, to the head, neck and prostate gland. ... News-Leader.com,

Work begins on new cancer care center in Everett -- Nov 7, 2005
In the new center, "it will be so much easier for them to go down the hall to X-ray, and the radiation treatment will be right there," she said. ... Everett Herald,

Judge rules Katie Wernecke can return to her parents -- Nov 1, 2005
CPS removed Katie from her family in June after her father, Edward Wernecke, said radiation treatment could put his daughter at a heightened risk for breast ... KRIS-TV,

Breast Cancer the focus at Suffolk's University/CC Community ... -- Oct 31, 2005
Rather than undergo radiation treatment five days a week for six weeks, a standard and debilitating practice, doctors will now use it for only four days, twice ... Cape Cod Today,

Radiation adjustment can stop hair loss -- Oct 19, 2005
High-dose radiation zaps prostate cancer (October 17, 2005) -- High-dose, two-day radiation treatment for prostate cancer offers results similar to other more ... Science Daily (press release)

Marital Status Affects Prostate Cancer Treatment Choices -- Oct 18, 2005
The patients were randomly selected to receive either 10 radiation treatments at 3 Gy each or one radiation treatment at 8 Gy. "The ... Forbes

Build your Immune System with Alkylglycerols and Shark Liver Oil -- Nov 6, 2005
They are known to prevent and reduce the side effects related to chemotherapy and radiation treatment such as a drop in white blood cells. ... I-Newswire.com (press release)

Addition of Eloxatin® to Radiation Improves Survival in ... -- Oct 21, 2005
As a result, research continues to evaluate different radiation treatment schedules and/or chemotherapy agents that will be effective and maintain quality of ... Cancer Consultants (press release),

Judge said Werneckes can decide daughter's cancer care -- Nov 3, 2005
And frankly, I don't think this court has the authority to go past any radiation treatment other than what she is currently going through," Judge Hunter said. ... KRIS-TV,

Cancer consultations set -- Nov 4, 2005
Despite the recent public interest in the development of a radiation treatment centre in Prince George, he added, Northern Health has to weigh all cancer ... Prince George Free Press,

High-dose radiation zaps prostate cancer -- Oct 17, 2005
17 (UPI) -- High-dose, two-day radiation treatment for prostate cancer offers results similar to other more extensive, more expensive radiation-based treatments ... Science Daily (press release)

Software to Support Delivery of Non-Radioactive Partial Breast ... -- Oct 14, 2005
Designed to deliver localized non-radioactive radiation treatment directly to cancer sites, the proprietary Axxent treatment platform can be used in virtually ... Advanced Imaging Pro (press release),

Therapy counters radiation exposure -- Oct 31, 2005
Tesi hopes clinical trials to test the therapy in humans undergoing radiation treatment for leukemia, bone marrow transplants and lymphoma will begin next year ... Charlotte Observer,

Panel discusses advances in cancer diagnosis and treatment -- Oct 23, 2005
MammoSite. She said it allows women to complete radiation treatment in about five days, instead of five or six weeks. Treatment ... Enterprise-Record,

Texas teen returned to parents -- Nov 2, 2005
...this week. Child Protective Services (CPS) had put her in foster care after her parents refused to allow radiation treatment. The ... myDNA.com,

Katie comes home -- Nov 4, 2005
Child Protective Services removed Katie from her family June 4 after her parents refused radiation treatment, fearing its side effects. ... Corpus Christi Caller Times,

Elekta and Impac Users Demonstrate Clinical Advancements at Astro ... -- Oct 18, 2005
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