radiation therapy

Research in Review

Radical Radiotherapy More Cost-Effective than Surgery Plus Radiotherapy for Cervical Cancer

01/28/2016

JCP Editors

Radical radiotherapy is more cost-effective for the treatment of cervical cancer than radical hysterectomy plus adjuvant radiotherapy, according to a recent study. National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines...

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01/28/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Shorter Radiation Courses Safer and Equally Effective for Rectal Cancer Patients

01/19/2016

JCP Editors

Shorter radiation courses followed by consolidation chemotherapy before surgery may be an effective treatment option for rectal cancer patients. High volume bouts of chemoradiation are often used before surgery in...

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01/19/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Research in Review

Hospice Care Concurrent with Treatment Becoming More Common for Veterans with Advanced Cancer

12/23/2015

JCP Editors

  Veterans dying from cancer are increasingly receiving hospice care concurrently with chemotherapy or radiation therapy, a new study in Cancer shows. The trend reflects the policy of the Veterans...

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12/23/2015

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Research in Review

Novel Lung Cancer Vaccine Beneficial, but Only for Certain Patients

11/06/2015

JCP Editors

A study of a new novel vaccine for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) may have found potential benefits for specific patients who initiate immunotherapy within 12 weeks of completing chemotherapy and...

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11/06/2015

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Research in Review

Chemoradiotherapy May Improve Overall Survival in Elderly Lung Cancer Patients

11/04/2015

JCP Editors

A study first presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Radium Society (May 2–5) in Kauai, HI, and now published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, may help to better define the role of chemoradiotherapy...

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11/04/2015

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Research in Review

Radiation Over-Treatment Most Common for Privately Insured Patients

10/09/2015

JCP Editors

Almost half of patients with advanced stage lung cancer are receiving more than the recommended number of palliative radiation treatments, says a new study published in the Journal of the National Cancer...

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10/09/2015

Journal of Clinical Pathways