After nearly a decade of inactivity, Papua New Guinea’s only radiotherapy machine re-started operations six months ago with support from the IAEA, giving renewed hope to thousands of cancer patients ...

With proper screening, vaccination, and awareness, we can significantly reduce cervical cancer cases. It is crucial to educate people because cervical cancer is one of the few cancers in women ...

Radiotherapy uses high-energy radiation ... prevent the cancer coming back. Radiotherapy for cervical cancer can be delivered from outside or inside the body, which is called brachytherapy.

Dr. Tejinder Kataria, Chairperson, Radiation Oncology, Cancer Care, Medanta, Gurugram shares all you need to know about brachytherapy Approximately one third of women treated for cervical cancer will ...

Brachytherapy is an internal radiation treatment where rods are placed in the body to ... Changes to her discharge, a symptom of cervical cancer, were also put down to Ms Pettitt starting hormone ...

Papua New Guinea has taken a significant step forward in cancer care with the reintroduction of brachytherapy at Angau Memorial Hospital, bolstering its radiation medicine services ... on Cancer (IARC ...

Objectives: To develop a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based radiomics model for predicting the severity of radiation proctitis (RP) in cervical ... of Cancer-Radiation Therapy Oncology Group; EBRT ...

In a randomized clinical trial, researchers from Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah (the U) have found that ...

A new cervical cancer treatment is showing promise in boosting survival rates and reducing recurrence What this breakthrough means for patients.

Researchers have found that fewer sessions of higher dose vaginal cuff brachytherapy work just as well as more frequent, lower-dose treatments for endometrial cancer patients.

In a randomized clinical trial, researchers from Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah (the U) have found that short-course, higher dose vaginal brachytherapy for endometrial cancer had ...

Treatment options include surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle and practicing safe sex can also help prevent cervical cancer. Early detection is key to improving ...