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WK participates in landmark study on proton therapy for head and neck cancer

SHREVEPORT, La. - A new landmark study published in The Lancet is changing how doctors treat certain head and neck cancers.
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Are Lower Radiation Doses Effective for Head and Neck Cancer?

In definitive radiotherapy, reducing the elective dose from 50 Gy to 43 Gy was safe and did not significantly increase the risk for recurrence in electively irradiated lymph nodes among patients with ...

Startup develops radiation shield for head, neck cancer therapy

MANGALURU: Radiation therapy for head and neck cancers is often effective against tumours, but patients frequently experience ...
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A Case for Radiation Enhancement in Head and Neck Cancer

Two new exploratory studies of radioenhancers used in combination with radiation therapy in the treatment of head and neck cancers showed that these agents can boost the effectiveness of radiotherapy ...
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New Radiotherapy Technique for Treating Head and Neck Cancer Could Reduce Treatment Times by Nearly Half

More people with head and neck cancer in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) may be able to access radiotherapy, after research carried out by the IAEA showed that fewer but higher doses of ...
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Which systemic regimen to choose in cisplatin-ineligible patients with concurrent radiation therapy for head and neck cancers: carboplatin/5-flurouracil or carboplatin/paclitaxel?

Transoral robotic surgery (TORS) and de-escalated adjuvant therapy for human papillomavirus-related oropharyngeal carcinoma (HPVOPC): Long-term follow up of the Sinai Robotic Surgery (SIRS) trial ...