radiotherapy
Thousands of men with prostate cancer will now be offered high-powered radiotherapy on the NHS
Posted in Medicine, Science on 29th Jun, 2026
by Alexander Muller
"Treating patients in a fraction of the time is a game-changer – they can spend less time in hospital and travelling to appointments, whilst still receiving highly effective treatment."
Targeted radiotherapy injection shrinks treatment-resistant prostate cancer tumours in early clinical trial
Posted in Medicine, Science on 18th Mar, 2026
by Alexander Muller
A new drug for prostate cancer, which delivers a precisely targeted dose of radiation to cancer cells, can keep cancer at bay, a phase I trial reports. The ‘search and destroy’ treatment shrank tumours or halted their growth in 83 per cent of patients.
Cutting-edge proton beam therapy is no better than advanced radiotherapy for treating head and neck cancer
Posted in Medicine, Science on 1st Oct, 2025
by Alexander Muller
The initial results of this multi-centre trial, found that there was no need for PBT for most people with head and neck cancer. Similar levels of side-effects from the treatment were observed in both groups.
Faster cancer treatment thanks to new radiotherapy machines
Posted in Hardware, Science on 29th Aug, 2025
by Alex Muller
Thousands of cancer patients will see faster treatment thanks to new radiotherapy machines.
Metastasis-directed radiotherapy without systemic therapy yields promising outcomes in oligometastatic ccRCC
Posted in Hardware, Medicine, Science on 25th Jul, 2025
by Alex Muller
The phase 2 trial remains ongoing, with final completion expected in September 2025.