Radiation oncology

brain being, for the most part, separate from other bodily systems ("Glioblastoma Multiforme Metastasis Outside the CNS: Three Case Reports and Possible Mechanisms of Escape: Journal of Clinical Oncology: Vol 32, No 22,"Ascopubs.org.). Conclusion Glioblastoma Multiforme, Glioblastoma or simply GBM is an extremely serious disease. It affects mostly adult, white males and is the most common type of brain tumor; yet little is known about…

chemotherapy. Chemotherapy was previously defined as the use of chemicals, either intravenously or in pill form, to kill cancer cells. Radiation, also mentioned before, is a common treatment. Through the study of a little boy’s experience with radiation, positives and negatives of this treatment will be drawn. Jonathan Alava was a child who had cancer and underwent a special radiation treatment: proton therapy through the use of a cyclotron (Epstein). If cells are targeted and have their…

Cranioplasty is the method of treatment of skull defects; it is required to protect the underlying brain, correct major aesthetic deformities or both. Today, three-dimensional (3D) models of anatomical structures can be constructed based on anatomical information from scanning data coming from computerized tomography (CT) [7,15]. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data is used to the 3D modelling of soft tissues and computerized tomography (CT) for hard tissues (i.e. bone) of the human body.…

treatment, and prognosis of cancer, which include radiation, medical, and surgical. Surgical takes patients into surgery to remove any object that is obstructing the body. Medical gives medicine and treatments at the first stage of cancer. Then there is radiation, which is given at a higher stage of cancer and it produces x-rays and radionuclides throughout the body. These specialists not only save lives, they also save worlds. Surgical, medical, and radiation oncologists make this world a…

are out there. 250. That is, on average, how many children die from cancer every day. That is 100,000 every year across the world. (Cancer.gov) I would argue that a variety of treatments need to be available at every hospital, not just chemo and radiation. Why do those always have to be the first line of defense against fighting cancer? They tear down every aspect of the body. While chemo is a cure for some people, for…

possible destruction of surrounding normal cells. The International Agency for Research on Cancer has classified some 60 substances and processes as probably or definitely carcinogenic in humans. Some examples are as arsenic, asbestos, ionizing radiation, ultraviolet rays, x rays, and many derivatives of coal tar. Metastatic cancer is cancer that has spread from the place where it first started to another place in the body. A tumor formed by metastatic cancer cells is called a metastatic tumor…

prostate cancer is the old treatment method. However today the times have changed and a number of aspects such as the extent of the cancer spread, the stage of the prostate cancer, PSA value, co morbidity and other conditions decide the treatment. Radiation, surgery , hormone therapy are various treatment modalities for prostate cancer. What can men do about prostate cancer? • Regular health checkups are a must if you have a family history of prostate cancer. • Post the age of 65 yrs , men…

cancer if the persons’ family has a history of bladder cancer or any type of cancer. There are factors that decrease the risk of bladder cancer. Being active, giving birth, having menopause later in life, a higher fruit and vegetable intake and someone that has Parkinson’s disease has a lower risk of bladder cancer. Researchers do not know exactly what causes bladder cancer. Changes in DNA or in normal cells can cause cancer. When normal cancer cells have a mutation it makes cells grow…

Lynn Gerig, RN, BSN, OCN, CBCN has over twenty-six years’ experience in oncology, with the last fourteen years as a Breast Navigator. Gerig discusses the necessity for change in breast cancer education to alleviate the misconceptions about screening and cancer to increase compliance with these both. These misconceptions can…

a long time, surgical removal was the standard of care, independently of the size, location or histology. However, due to the anatomical limitations, neurosurgical intervention may bear the risk of significant side effects. Over the last decade radiation therapy (RT) has become a valid treatment alternative for the treatment of meningiomas. Especially with the advent of high precision techniques, such as stereotactic radiotherapy or intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT). Local dose deposition…