Some Younger Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancers Might Skip Radiation

Some Younger Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancers Might Skip Radiation

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, June 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Tens of thousands of breast cancer patients could safely go without radiation therapy after their tumor has been removed, a new study argues. Gene testing helped doctors identify a group of women who skipped radiation therapy because their cancer showed very low risk … Read more

Fortis cancer institute installs Karnataka’s first IORT system for cancer care – ET HealthWorld

fortis cancer institute installs karnataka s first iort system for cancer care

Bengaluru: Fortis Cancer Institute announced the installment of Karnataka’s first IORT (Intraoperative radiotherapy) system for the treatment of breast cancer. IORT is a single dose of radiation given to selected early-stage cancer patients which reduces the time for radiation therapy from 30 – 40 days to 30-40 minutes. Doctors at the institute have successfully performed … Read more

Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer May Have Long-Term Heart Risks

By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Sept. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Younger women who undergo radiation for cancer in the left breast have a heightened risk of heart disease years later, a new study finds. Among women who received radiation therapy for left-sided breast cancer, 10.5% developed coronary artery disease over the next 27 … Read more

Recurrence of Cancer Post Radiation Therapy

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A recurrence after radiation therapy can be managed by surgery, chemotherapy, targeted therapy, immune-therapy or re- irradiation. By Dr. Tejinder Kataria, Recurrence of cancer is cancer cells coming back after completion of cancer directed treatment. This can happen after 3 months to 20 years for various cancers as cancer is not one disease. The different … Read more

The Future of Cancer Treatment Post-COVID-19

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On an average cancer patient visits to hospitals have substantially declined by 64% after the outbreak. (Representational image: Reuters photo) The novel coronavirus disease or the COVID-19 pandemic initiated a national lockdown in India and rest of the world, bringing up massive challenges for the treatment of cancer patients. The pandemic has spread rapidly worldwide, … Read more