When a child is diagnosed with cancer, parents face a barrage of treatment options, each with its own set of risks and ...

Doctors sometimes use radiation therapy to treat early stage non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL). To treat advanced stages, they may recommend radiation therapy alongside other treatments, such as ...

Adjuvant radiation therapy use has risen slightly overall in Merkel cell carcinoma but not for localized disease, study shows ...

Oral cancer involves malignant growths or tumors that can occur anywhere in the mouth or the throat. Doctors sometimes recommend radiation therapy to treat it, which involves doses of radiation to ...

Cancer has always been a concern for humanity. The disease is evident in fossils and mummies, present in historical writings, and can be passed down from our ancestors. In fact, the oldest recorded ...

Radiation therapy is often a key part of treatment for oral cancer. The side effects can be uncomfortable but are usually temporary. Tongue cancer is a type of oral cancer. Often, the best course of ...

Radiation therapy is a treatment that uses high doses of radiation to damage cancer cells, either killing them or slowing their growth. Unlike the low-dose radiation used in X-rays to see inside the ...

Most patients with brain tumors receive one of two types of radiation: external beam radiation, in which the tumor is treated over the course of several weeks, or radiosurgery, in which patients ...

A new preclinical study from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has identified a gut bacterium that, when ...

Results from a retrospective cohort study analyzing patients with breast cancer bolster reports of an association between radiation therapy and subsequent risks of skin cancers. Radiation therapy in ...

As treatment centers vanish, millions face longer trips for cancer care as experts warn the gap could keep growing.

Collaboration includes clinical data sharing and reference sites. Ajou University Hospital has partnered with Varian Medical ...