radiotherapy
Radiotherapy capacity across Europe: What it should be, and what it is
Winning the argument for expanding and upgrading radiotherapy facilities is not easy in the present economic climate. How many radiotherapy mach-ines are there in each country in Europe? It might seem an easy question to [more]
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Selected reports edited by Janet Fricker Preoperative chemoradio-therapy improves survival in oesophageal cancer => New England Journal of Medicine Preoperative chemoradiotherapy improves survival among patients with potentially curable oesophageal or oesophagogastric-junction cancers, a phase III [more]
Hypoxia modification with radiotherapy for bladder cancer
The outcomes in bladder cancer treated with radiotherapy are suboptimal. Recently, Hoskin et al. reported improved survival in patients with bladder cancer treated with radiation therapy with concurrent hypoxia-modification therapy. These results are promising but [more]
Charged particle therapy
Charged particle therapy has been known for 60 years as an alternative radiotherapy, more precise and potentially more safe and/or effective for some patients. But there are calls for caution until more robust clinical evidence [more]
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Jacques Bernier: keeping the faith
As a young medical school graduate in the ’70s, Jacques Bernier ignored warnings that drugs were about to replace radiotherapy. He believed that new technology would make it safer and more effective. Today, he has [more]
Radiation dose for prostate cancer: is more better?
In prostate cancer, a trial comparing conventional- versus high-dose conformal radiotherapy has shown that increasing the dose can improve outcome, with only slight increases in toxicity. Download full article
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When should radiotherapy for low-grade glioma be given: straight after surgery or at progression?
Upfront radiation improves progression-free survival and should be offered as an option to patients presenting with low-grade gliomas. Download full article
Radiotherapy report sets new targets for Europe
Radiotherapy is the most cost-effective treatment for many cancers. Now radiation oncologists have adopted an evidence-based approach to assessing need throughout Europe. And the league table for meeting that need reveals some surprising resultsÂ… Download [more]
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Jean-Claude Horiot: the innocent inquisitor
In 1972 Jean-Claude Horiot left a wonderful research job in the US to join a cancer centre in Dijon that was too small to conduct clinical trials on its own. He teamed up with similar [more]