Radiation Therapy Unnecessary for Some Rectal Cancer Patients: Study
Most rectal cancer patients who only received pre-surgical chemotherapy for locally advanced tumors were disease free after five years
Most rectal cancer patients who only received pre-surgical chemotherapy for locally advanced tumors were disease free after five years
Researchers were surprised to find an inverse dose effect, meaning the risks of cardiovascular disease actually increased at very low doses of radiation.
More than one-in-10 women who received left-side breast cancer radiation therapy (RT) develop heart disease within the following three decades.