In a nutshell This study investigated chemotherapy (CT) and stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) in older patients with early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). They found that CT after SBRT improved survival in older patients with tumors greater than 4 cm. Some background Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the most common form of lung...
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In a nutshell The authors analyzed the outcome of a type of radiation therapy for the treatment of melanoma spread to the brain. The authors found out that the treatment was effective and well-tolerated, especially in patients with low numbers of tumors in brain and whose tumors were on the outside of the brain (extracerebral). Some background...
Read MoreIn a nutshell This study evaluated the long-term effects of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT; very precise radiation therapy) in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. Some background In the early stage of NSCLC (stage I), surgery is the preferred method of treatment. However, patients often have heart or respiratory...
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