Sentences with phrase «undergoing radiation treatment for cancer»

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There was also no change based on whether patients had undergone hormone therapy, a common treatment for prostate cancer which lowers the male hormone and can be combined with daily radiation.

It's estimated that about half of U.S. cancer patients undergo some sort of radiation treatment, and the push now is to look for ways to decrease the treatment's toxicity while boosting its effectiveness.

Scientists have moved a step closer to being able to preserve fertility in young boys who undergo chemotherapy and radiation treatments for cancer.

A highly targeted cancer radiation therapy may offer a safe and effective treatment option for elderly pancreatic cancer patients unable to undergo surgery or combined chemotherapy and radiation therapy, according to researchers at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.

For patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer, the combination of chemotherapy and stereotactic ablative radiation (SABR) may be a promising treatment option, ultimately allowing them to undergo surgery that may not otherwise be an option, according to research presented today at the American Society for Radiation Oncology's (ASTRO's) 56th Annual MeetiFor patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer, the combination of chemotherapy and stereotactic ablative radiation (SABR) may be a promising treatment option, ultimately allowing them to undergo surgery that may not otherwise be an option, according to research presented today at the American Society for Radiation Oncology's (ASTRO's) 56th Annual Meetifor Radiation Oncology's (ASTRO's) 56th Annual Meeting.

• After 12 years, the incidence of deaths from prostate cancer was 5.4 percent for patients who underwent radiation therapy plus hormone treatment, compared with 13.4 percent for those who had only radiation therapy.

If you're undergoing radiation treatments for breast cancer, that means your breasts and nipples can start itching, even when treatment sessions are over, Dr. Jhin says.

However, I have had a few patients who came to me after they had undergone radiation treatments and chemotherapy for cancer.

Twenty men had undergone some treatment for prostate cancer by the time they completed the possible selves interview (i.e., hormone therapy, radiation, surgery, seed implants).