The WOLVERINE study analyzed five trials and found metastasis-directed therapy -- primarily radiation -- may delay castration resistance and improve other long-term outcomes in prostate cancer. While ...

Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center in Richmond is the first site in Virginia to offer a new non-surgical robotic ultrasound ...

By assessing how 'sticky' tumor cells are, researchers have found a potential way to predict whether a patient's early-stage breast cancer is likely to spread. The discovery could help doctors ...

What's new in proton therapy? Read the latest news and views from Fred Hutch's proton therapy facility’s patients and providers in The Beam, published monthly.

Thousands of men are to be checked for prostate cancer in one of the first large-scale European trials of smart screening. The pilot study, starting next week in Ireland, will combine a blood test ...

Data from previous studies have been mixed on whether risk for rectal cancer increases after prostate radiation. In this study, researchers evaluated a retrospective cohort of prostate cancer ...

Most people notice an improvement 6 to 8 weeks after radiotherapy has finished. Radiotherapy for head and neck cancer can also cause late effects. These are side effects that do not go away, or that ...

A mold is a microscopic fungus that grows and lives on plant or animal matter or on nonorganic objects. Most molds are made up of filaments and reproduce through the production of spores. Spores ...

It has a good prognosis. Risk factors include a family history of this cancer, radiation exposure, and low dietary iodine. Thyroid cancer may be detected incidentally with imaging studies done for ...

Ultraviolet (UV) radiation is a type of light ... They also cause skin cell damage that can lead to cancer. UVB. These rays are the main cause of sunburn. They tend to damage the skin's outer layers.

Currently, there are very few ways to prevent radiation damage in cancer patients. There are a handful of drugs that can be given to try to reduce the damage, and for prostate cancer patients, a ...