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Single-fraction, high-dose brachytherapy may be viable for localized prostate cancer

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “It is becoming apparent that patients may be treated definitively for their prostate cancer in as little as a ...
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Single-fraction stereotactic body radiotherapy appears effective for bone metastases pain relief

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with painful bone metastases demonstrated higher rates of pain response with high-dose, single-fraction ...
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For painful bone metastases, single-fraction radiotherapy as effective and saves money

For the same medical benefit, the total medical and societal costs of single-fraction radiotherapy are lower than that of multiple-fraction radiotherapy for cancer patients with painful bone ...
Medscape

Single-Fraction RT for Bone Mets Should Be 'Standard'

SAN FRANCISCO – The first ever "real world" study of palliative radiotherapy for uncomplicated bone metastases has confirmed that single-fraction radiotherapy (RT) is just as good at relieving pain ...
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Risk of Fracture After Single Fraction Image-Guided Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy to Spinal Metastases

Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Phase II Study of Sequential Erlotinib and Chemotherapy As First-Line Treatment for Advanced Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer We evaluated 62 consecutive patients undergoing ...
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Single-fraction high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy boost and hypofractionated radiation for intermediate- and high-risk prostate cancer: A report of toxicity from a single ...

Impact of PCA3 on the number of repeat prostate biopsies and sensitivity to detect high-grade cancer in the placebo cohort of the REDUCE study. Background: Single-fraction HDR brachytherapy offers a ...