radiotherapy

Radiotherapy-Induced Salivary Dysfunction Lowers Denture Satisfaction

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Radiotherapy-Induced Salivary Dysfunction Lowers Denture Satisfaction

Salivary Dysfunction Lowers Prosthetic Satisfaction in Survivors Post-radiotherapy salivary dysfunction strongly impacts patient satisfaction with removable dental prostheses among oral cancer survivors, Cureus reported. Researchers evaluated 100 clinically disease-free oral cancer survivors who completed curative-intent radiotherapy and used removable complete or partial dental prostheses. The hospital-based cross-sectional observational study took place in the Department of … Read more

Radiotherapy and Standard Treatment Extend Advanced Lung Cancer Survival

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Radiotherapy and Standard Treatment Extend Advanced Lung Cancer Survival

Patients with an advanced form of lung cancer lived 56 percent longer without their disease progressing when high-dose radiotherapy was added to standard whole-body therapy, initial results from a clinical trial show. The findings from the SARON trial were presented at the 2026 European Society for Medical Oncology Congress in Madrid. SARON Trial Results Show … Read more

Shorter Breast Radiation Safe for Post-Reconstruction Outcomes

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Shorter Breast Radiation Safe for Post-Reconstruction Outcomes

Hypofractionated postmastectomy radiation therapy (PMRT) delivered over three weeks is noninferior to a conventional five-week course for women undergoing breast reconstruction, according to findings published October 12 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. A study led by Matthew M. Poppe, MD, of the Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah, found that complication rates … Read more

Phyllodes Tumors of the Breast: Diagnosis and Treatment

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Phyllodes Tumors of the Breast: Diagnosis and Treatment

Phyllodes Tumors Affecting Women Aged 45 to 49 Phyllodes tumors of the breast primarily affect women aged 45 to 49 years, with an estimated occurrence rate of 2 to 2.1 cases per million women, according to clinical data analyzed by Cureus. While these fibroepithelial neoplasms typically present as painless, rapidly growing breast masses, clinical series … Read more

Radiotherapy Reduces Meningioma Recurrence Rates After Surgery

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Radiotherapy Reduces Meningioma Recurrence Rates After Surgery

Phase 3 Trial Results for Adjuvant Radiotherapy in Atypical Meningiomas Adjuvant radiotherapy after complete surgical resection of a WHO grade 2 atypical meningioma significantly improves disease-free survival compared with observation alone, according to findings published on September 25 in The Lancet. The international, open-label, phase 3 trial evaluated patients across 58 hospitals in 11 countries … Read more

cALND performed for bulky residual axillary disease in case report

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A 46-year-old female patient with invasive ductal carcinoma of the left breast underwent a completion axillary lymph node dissection (cALND) after presenting with bulky residual axillary nodes two months following a modified radical mastectomy (MRM), cureus.com reported. The patient, whose cancer was biopsy-proven as estrogen receptor (ER)- and progesterone receptor (PR)-negative and human epidermal growth … Read more

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