Brain Cancer Patients Treated Using Fast And Efficient RapidArc Radiotherapy Technology From Varian Medical Systems (Medical News Today)

Two leading cancer centers have carried out groundbreaking radiosurgery treatments for multiple brain metastases using new RapidArc radiotherapy technology from Varian Medical Systems (NYSE:VAR).

Toddler home after radiotherapy (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

An Adelaide toddler has returned home after a trip to Britain to treat a rare form of eye cancer.

Exercise reduces damage after therapeutic irradiation to the brain (News-Medical-Net)

Researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy in Gothenburg show for the first time that exercise helps restore stem cell growth and improves behavior in young mice that suffered damage to the brain induced by a clinically relevant dose of radiation. The researchers believe that these results are also applicable to children that have suffered damage due to radiotherapy of brain tumors.

Stand Up 2 Cancer: Fight Virus And Fight Cancer (CBS4 Miami)

Research into possible new links between cancer and viruses continues, with scientists accruing new data on a number of fronts. It's hoped that virus therapy could eventually form a third pillar alongside radiotherapy and chemotherapy in the standard arsenal against cancer.

Potential for Diagnosis and Management of Prostate Cancer in the HIV Population (Newswise)

In this systematic review, 12 studies were identified that included data on men with HIV and prostate cancer.

HIV and Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review of the Literature (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)

UroToday contributing editor, Christopher P. Evans, MD, reports that in the online edition of Prostate Cancer Prostatic Diseases, Dr. Jonathan Silberstein and his colleagues presented a systematic review of HIV and prostate cancer. The message that may be underappreciated by the urology community is the excellent longevity of HIV patients, which clearly impacts their potential for diagnosis and ...

Exercise may reverse brain damage from radiation (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Exercise may reverse some damage that radiation does to the brain, Swedish researchers reported on Tuesday in a study that offers a way to help childhood cancer survivors.

Travel protection (The Star)

For safe travels, make sure you vaccinate yourself.

Healing rays (The Star)

___EVEN before Korean drama producers shot scenes of beautiful actresses being wheeled out of radiotherapy looking pale, dishevelled and in pain, radiation itself have had its share of negative publicity.

Mother's tale (BBC News)

'Cervical cancer robbed me of my daughter'

Natural Herbal Remedies and Vital Information for Cancer Victims

During anti cancer treatment , it is difficult to protect the healthy cells of side effects caused by the drugs administered.

Midwest Proton Radiotherapy Institute announces new leadership

The Midwest Proton Radiotherapy Institute board of directors, in discussion with the Indiana University School of Medicine and Clarian Health, announced the programmatic incorporation of MPRI into the Indiana ...

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A WOMAN widowed at 43 when her husband died of prostate cancer wants more to be done to prevent young men dying from the "old man's" disease.

Running may help restore the radiation injured brain

Thousands of children are diagnosed each year with tumors located in the central nervous system , and they are often treated with radiation therapy.

The Community Voice South East Radiotherapy Trust Fundraiser

The Community Forum will hold a fundraising night in aid of the South East Radiotherapy Trust at Crottys in Lemybrien on SATURDAY 13th September 2008! Funds raised will go towards the continuous work of the ...

Special Focus: Radiation Therapy: Boston Bound

With a richly innovative history, the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology will celebrate its 50-year anniversary this year in Boston, from Sept.

The design of anisotropic diffusion phantoms for the validation of...

The design of anisotropic diffusion phantoms for the validation of diffusion weighted magnetic resonance imaging Els Fieremans et al 2008 Phys.

Free cancer treatment for poor at Gwalior hospital

Poor cancer patients in Gwalior can now avail a free treatment at at the district level Jai Arogaya Hospital where two hi-tech imported machines worth rupees 30 million have been installed by the Central ...

Possible Life-Saving Screenings Hosted Free-of-Charge by DeKalb County Churches

According to Colleen Simon, President and CEO of Decatur-headquartered RCOG, statistics show that men in DeKalb County have a higher rate of prostate cancer than men in other counties in the region as well as ...

Treatment of mesothelioma

The treatment for mesothelioma depends on whether it is only in one place or has spread.