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Radiation therapy for cancer is potentially associated with reduced growth of concomitant abdominal aortic aneurysm
PurposeCo-prevalence of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and cancer poses a unique challenge in medical care since both diseases and their respective...
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Risk-Adapted Intraoperative Radiation Therapy (IORT) for Breast Cancer: A Novel Analysis
BackgroundRandomized trials have shown that risk-adapted intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) after breast-conserving surgery for low-risk breast...
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Radiation-induced tumor immune microenvironments and potential targets for combination therapy
As one of the four major means of cancer treatment including surgery, radiotherapy (RT), chemotherapy, immunotherapy, RT can be applied to various...
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Comprehensive Treatment Uncertainty Analysis and PTV Margin Estimation for Fiducial Tracking in Robotic Liver Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy
ObjectiveThis study aims to quantify the uncertainties of CyberKnife Synchrony fiducial tracking for liver stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT)...
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Women’s experience of the health information process involving a digital information tool before commencing radiation therapy for breast cancer: a deductive interview study
BackgroundIndividuals undergoing radiation therapy for breast cancer frequently request information before, throughout and after the treatment as a...
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Effect of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy on Diverse Organ Lesions in Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients Receiving Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
ObjectiveThe combination of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) and immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) is actively being explored in advanced...
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Mesenchymal stromal/stem cell therapy for radiation-induced salivary gland hypofunction in animal models: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
BackgroundSalivary gland (SG) hypofunction (objectively reduced saliva flow rate) and xerostomia (subjective sensation of dry mouth) are common and...
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The effectiveness and safety of proton beam radiation therapy in children and young adults with Central Nervous System (CNS) tumours: a systematic review
BackgroundCentral nervous system (CNS) tumours account for around 25% of childhood neoplasms. With multi-modal therapy, 5-year survival is at around...
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The 2010–2020 National Natural Science Foundation of China: Radiation Therapy
ObjectiveThis study explains the application number and funding rate of oncology projects undertaken by the National Natural Science Foundation of...
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Role of the gut microbiota in anticancer therapy: from molecular mechanisms to clinical applications
In the past period, due to the rapid development of next-generation sequencing technology, accumulating evidence has clarified the complex role of...
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Radioresistance or/and radiosensitivity of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: biological angle
ObjectiveThis narrative review aimed to compile and summarize clinically relevant literature in radiation therapy and to discuss the potential in...
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Primary Treatment for Clinically Early Cervical Cancer with Lymph Node Metastasis: Radical Surgery or Radiation?
ObjectiveTo compare survival outcomes between primary radical surgery and primary radiation in early cervical cancer.
MethodsPatient information was...
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Comparative evaluation of radionuclide therapy using 90Y and 177Lu
ObjectiveBoth 90 Y and 177 Lu are attractive β-emitters for radionuclide therapy and have been used in clinical practice. Nevertheless, comparative...
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Development and psychometric evaluation of the adjuvant endocrine therapy beliefs scale for breast cancer survivors
PurposeAdjuvant endocrine therapy has a vital role in reducing breast cancer mortality. The beliefs in adjuvant endocrine therapy is a very important...
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Bevacizumab-induced esophageal pleural fistula during maintenance therapy without radiation in lung cancer
BackgroundEsophageal pleural fistula (EPF) is a rare but fatal complication associated with bevacizumab use; however, cases reports of EPF caused by...
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Photon-counting CT for diagnosis of acute pulmonary embolism: potential for contrast medium and radiation dose reduction
ObjectiveTo evaluate the image quality of an ultra-low contrast medium and radiation dose CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA) protocol for the diagnosis...
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Development of a Novel Patient-Reported Outcome Measure to Assess Symptoms and Impacts of Androgen Deprivation Therapy for Advanced Prostate Cancer
IntroductionThis qualitative research study was conducted to develop a novel, comprehensive, patient-reported outcome measure (PRO), the “Symptoms...
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Utilizing Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Within Oncology
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is an empirically supported treatment for several psychological conditions, including anxiety, within a...
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Robustness of pulmonary nodule radiomic features on computed tomography as a function of varying radiation dose levels—a multi-dose in vivo patient study
ObjectiveAnalysis of textural features of pulmonary nodules in chest CT, also known as radiomics, has several potential clinical applications, such...
