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RadiationFAQ: Caregiving During Radiation Treatment
It’s normal to have questions about how to help someone getting radiation treatment. Read the answers to some of the more common ones here. For more help call us at 1-800-227-2345.
New Prostate Cancer Guideline Offers Shortened Radiation Time
Men being treated for early-stage prostate cancer with external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) can safely choose an option that reduces the number of treatment sessions, according to a panel of experts from the American Society for Radiation Oncology, American Society of Clinical Oncology, and American Urological Association.
Study Finds Risk of Second Cancers in Childhood Cancer Survivors Has Gone Down Over Time
A new study shows that the risk of developing a second cancer is lower for survivors who were diagnosed with childhood cancer in the 1990s than for those diagnosed in the 1970s.
X Study: Chest Radiation Helps Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients Live Longer
Dutch and British researchers have found that adding chest radiation to standard treatment helped people with advanced small cell lung cancer live longer and reduced the chances of the cancer coming back in the chest.
