BIA-ALCL study shows multi-team treatment key to achieving best outcomes
A team of researchers from across five disciplines at MD Anderson recently published the largest prospective study on breast implant associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL), shedding light on the best treatment for patients with this uncommon cancer.
“This study underscores the critical importance of a standard treatment approach with a multi-team evaluation,” says Mark Clemens, M.D., the senior author of the study...
Moon Shot confronts challenges of multiple cancers driven by HPV
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the human papillomavirus is responsible for roughly 33,700 new cancer cases each...
Shielding healthy organs from radiotherapy for pancreatic cancer
Unresectable pancreatic cancer is usually fatal because other treatments, such as radiation therapy, cannot be used. Radiation therapy causes...
Cutting-edge MRI-guided radiation therapy provides real-time view of tumors
An innovative new technology is now providing radiation oncologists at MD Anderson Cancer Center a real-time view of tumors while they use cancer-killing radiation beams.
These live images help keep the radiation beam directly on target throughout every treatment, allowing for a degree of precision and monitoring capabilities that were not previously possible.
The technology, known as the...
Minimally invasive delivery of radiation therapy to pancreatic tumors
Pancreatic cancer is one of the most lethal types of cancer, expected to cause more than 44,000 deaths in the U.S. this year. It’s a deadly...
Making re-irradiation an option for recurrent head and neck cancer
Patients with recurrent or second primary head and neck cancer who previously received radiation therapy to the head and neck region – especially...
Merging an MRI with a linear accelerator allows greater precision in cancer treatment
When people breathe, there’s movement inside their bodies.
Organs, tissues and even cancer patients’ tumors move around all the time...
Study shows mastectomy plus reconstruction is riskiest, costliest treatment option
Mastectomy plus reconstruction for patients with early-stage breast cancer is significantly riskier and costlier than other less-invasive...
Shorter radiation course recommended for early-stage breast cancer patients
Early-stage breast cancer patients receiving a shorter course of whole-breast radiation with higher radiation doses reported equivalent cosmetic...
A better therapy for lung cancer
An analysis of an international, cooperative-led trial of patients with locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has shown that...