American Society for Radiation Oncology health news articles
Acupuncture relieves hot flashes from prostate cancer treatmentAcupuncture provides long-lasting relief to hot flashes, heart palpitations and anxiety due to side effects of the hormone given to counteract testosterone, the hormone that induces prostate cancer, according to a study published in the April issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology•Biology•Physics, an official journal of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO).
Dietary supplements discouraged for prostate cancer patientsProstate-specific dietary supplements should not be taken during radiation therapy treatments because they have been shown to increase the radiosensitivity of normal prostate cell lines, leading to normal tissue complications.
New consensus on using APBI to treat breast cancerA new consensus statement outlining patient selection criteria and best practices for the use of accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) outside the context of a clinical trial has been published in the July 15 issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics.
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