<ѻý>SABR for Oligometastatic Cancer Turns in 'Acceptable' Rates of Toxicityѻý> Rates of grade 2 or higher toxicities less than those observed in landmark SABR-COMET study Oct 03, 2022
<ѻý>Radiation Oncology Residents Report Deficits in Training During the Pandemicѻý> About half worry about job prospects Sep 19, 2022
<ѻý>Long-Term ADT With Radiation Helps Prevent Post-Prostatectomy Metastasesѻý> However, no benefit seen with short-term hormone therapy versus radiotherapy alone Sep 13, 2022
<ѻý>Add-On Pembrolizumab Misses in Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancerѻý> Post hoc data point to possible benefit in patients with higher PD-L1 levels Sep 11, 2022
<ѻý>Study: Microwave Ablation for Lung Nodules Effective as Last Resortѻý> Good option for patients who can't have surgery or radiotherapy, surgeon says Sep 08, 2022
<ѻý>10-Year Follow-Up Confirms Benefit of Chemoradiotherapy in MIBC Patientsѻý> Findings "supported a change in clinical practice" Sep 01, 2022
<ѻý>Florida Oncologist Presumed Lost at Seaѻý> The Coast Guard recently suspended its search for Chaundre Cross, MD, of Naples Aug 19, 2022
<ѻý>Patients With Head/Neck Cancer See Lower Stroke Risk With Initial Surgeryѻý> Enough reason to prefer the scalpel to definitive radiotherapy? Aug 12, 2022
<ѻý>A Better Way to Irradiate Lethal CNS Metastases?ѻý> Randomized trial makes case for proton craniospinal irradiation for leptomeningeal spread Jun 08, 2022
<ѻý>Forego Radiotherapy for Women With Low-Risk Luminal A Breast Cancer?ѻý> Study shows 5-year local recurrence rate of 2.3% with lumpectomy and endocrine therapy alone Jun 07, 2022
<ѻý>Radiation Alone May Suffice for Some Nasopharyngeal Cancerѻý> Chemotherapy adds little benefit in intermediate grade lesions Jun 06, 2022
<ѻý>Prone Beats Supine Positioning for WBRT in Women With Large Breastsѻý> Prone position led to lower rates of moist desquamation May 27, 2022
<ѻý>RT Prior to Mastectomy, Reconstruction Shows Promiseѻý> U.K. study demonstrates low complication rates and good aesthetic results Apr 08, 2022
<ѻý>Cardiac Monitoring Finds Arrhythmias, but Treatment Did Not Improve Outcomesѻý> No differences in mortality, hospitalization between monitored patients and control patients Apr 05, 2022
<ѻý>Radioiodine for Low-Risk Thyroid Cancer: Yea or Nay?ѻý> Randomized study finds no meaningful difference in events of abnormalities between groups Mar 09, 2022
<ѻý>Hopes Dashed for Novel Osteoarthritis Treatmentѻý> Noninvasive therapy looked like a sure winner until trial results came in Mar 08, 2022
<ѻý>Novel Therapies Active in Head and Neck Cancersѻý> High response rate with oncolytic virus plus immunotherapy in cutaneous lesions Feb 28, 2022
<ѻý>Older Patients With Low-Risk DCIS May Not Benefit From Surgery, Radiationѻý> Low rate of invasive recurrence, benefits of surgery and RT limited to patients under 70 Jan 05, 2022
<ѻý>In Early Prostate Cancer, Black Men Do Better With Radiotherapy Than White Menѻý> "Unexpected" finding holds even though Black men are more likely to have high-risk features Dec 29, 2021
<ѻý>FDA OKs Laser-Assisted IVC Filter Removalѻý> Another option for hard-to-remove filters Dec 21, 2021
<ѻý>Black Women Most at Risk for Post-Surgical Lymphedemaѻý> Black women seemed to have triple the odds of swelling after axillary lymph node dissection Dec 08, 2021
<ѻý>Focused Ultrasound Approved for Advanced Parkinson'sѻý> Expanded indication includes medication-refractory PD patients with motor problems Nov 05, 2021
<ѻý>Tumor Volume-Adapted RT Leads to Good Lung Cancer Control With Low Toxicityѻý> No recurrence at 1 year in 90% of cases with primary tumors, metastases, synchronous disease Nov 02, 2021
<ѻý>Primary RT Fares Well in Abbreviated Trial for HPV Oropharyngeal Cancerѻý> No deaths, progression with RT after early termination because of deaths in surgery arm Oct 29, 2021
<ѻý>Mixed Results With RT Plus Short-Term ADT in Intermediate-Risk Prostate Cancerѻý> No survival benefit, but risk of biochemical failure, metastasis, cancer death improved Oct 28, 2021
<ѻý>Meta-Analysis Reaffirms Role of ADT With Radiotherapy in Prostate Cancerѻý> Prolonged adjuvant ADT also improved survival Oct 27, 2021
<ѻý>Extended-Field RT Boosts Survival in Locally Advanced Cervical Cancerѻý> Double-digit improvements in OS, DFS, extrapelvic control in well-selected patients Oct 27, 2021
<ѻý>Gentler Adjuvant RT Could Be Viable for Some HPV-Positive Oral Cancersѻý> Those with extranodal extension didn't fare as well Oct 27, 2021
<ѻý>Gene Test Finds Gradations in High-Risk Prostate Cancerѻý> Study of untreated cancers prognostic for metastasis, cancer mortality, overall survival Oct 26, 2021
<ѻý>No Survival Benefit for Internal Mammary Node Irradiation in Breast Cancerѻý> Women with medially or centrally located tumors may be candidates, however, says researcher Oct 26, 2021
<ѻý>Potential New Standard for Post-Prostatectomy Radiotherapyѻý> Side effects at 2 years similar with hypofractionated versus conventional RT Oct 25, 2021
<ѻý>Targeted RT Boosts PFS in Oligoprogressive Lung Cancerѻý> Fivefold improvement in NSCLC but no benefit in oligoprogressive breast cancer Oct 25, 2021
<ѻý>More Evidence for Safety of Accelerated Radiation in Early Breast Cancerѻý> Studies show low toxicity with few recurrences Oct 25, 2021
<ѻý>FDA Clears 'Major Advancement' in CT Imagingѻý> New Siemens' CT scanner is first allowed by agency with photon-counting detectors Sep 30, 2021
<ѻý>Radiation or Surgery in Early Lung Cancer: Does It Make a Difference?ѻý> Ablative radiation still noninferior to VATS after longer follow-up Sep 24, 2021
<ѻý>Transarterial Radioembolization Slows Progression of CRC With Liver Metsѻý> Small increase in median PFS when combined with second-line chemotherapy Sep 21, 2021
<ѻý>Some Reassurance on Cancer Risk With RAI Therapy for Hyperthyroidismѻý> No overall risk increase in large meta-analysis, but higher risk seen for thyroid cancer Sep 17, 2021
<ѻý>Benefits of Adjuvant Radiation in DCIS Persist Out to 15 Yearsѻý> Risk of ipsilateral breast recurrence more than halved in women with good-risk lesions Aug 27, 2021
<ѻý>Avoiding Hippocampus in Brain RT May Help Preserve Cognitive Functionѻý> Recall metrics favored hippocampal avoidance at all time points, with no increase in brain mets Aug 13, 2021
<ѻý>Medicare's Radiation Oncology Payment Model Vexes Oncology Communityѻý> Participation required for certain radiation oncology practices starting next January Aug 10, 2021