Radiation oncology

" I choose to die rather than receiving this painful chemotherapy or radiation therapy?" These are words of my one of the close relatives who was healthy and happy before he started showing symptoms of deadly cancer(last stage). His family was trying their hard to keep the head of their family alive and happy by providing better treatments, consulting the doctor, buying expensive medicine and taking care. I saw his family shedding their tears and praying to God every day. Those treatments are…

In an effort to update current classification systems and to highlight the potential of endoscopic resections in the management of JNA, the authors propose a new staging system.This system attempts to incorporate new observations of proposed sites of origin and spread, potential areas of recurrence and new multi-corridor therapeutic strategies. Author’s staging system is based on analysis of 242 JNA patients treated at our center for the period of 9 years. This classification system is derived…

A biomarker is defined as a molecule that is objectively measured and evaluated as an indicator of normal biological process, pathogenic process, or pharmacological responses to therapeutic intervention (Biomarkers Definitions Working, 2001). Although great efforts have been made in the last decade to discover novel cancer biomarkers for use in clinical practice, a striking number of these efforts fail to make it into the clinic (Fuzery, Levin, Chan, & Chan, 2013). One of the causes of this…

current oncology centre ,we follow the London cancer guideline (June 2014) which advocate when managing stage IIIA NSCLC the use of concurrent chemo radiotherapy with dose 60-66 Gy in 30-33 fractions or 55 Gy in 20 fractions, however if unable to deliver chemotherapy, patient should be referred for CHART which gives equivalent survival benefit comparing to concurrent CRT, In my experience CHART isn’t frequently adopted due to practicalities issues such patient traveling to specific oncology…

1. The war on cancer was just a continuation of a search for a cure and finding better treatments for it. A lot of research began after President Nixon declared the war on cancer in 1971, especially because a lot of money was appropriated in order for doctors to do more cancer research. The problem was that the no one knew what really caused cancer and how it developed and spread throughout the body, this made it hard for doctors to treat it and come up with solutions. One of the approaches to…

A comparison of commonly used pain assessment tools in oncology patients and nurses role in pain management. Introduction Cancer constitutes an enormous burden worldwide that is expected increase due to the growth and aging of the population and because of the adoption of behaviours and lifestyle factors known to cause cancer. Every year at least 30,000 people are reported of suffering from cancer. Pain due to cancer is one of the most distressing symptom experienced by the patient at some or…

The career of a veterinarian is defiantly a complicated one however it is also rewarding. When working on animals the job is to help make them feel better and their owners to!! In particular this career requires many things the most important ones are the person has to have degrees and certifications,patience and practice, and most of all loving nature for animals and comfort for their owners according to (“Veterinarians: Occupational Outlook Handbook:: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics”). In…

Prostate cancer can strike any man regardless of their background, race or economic status. However, African-American men are at an increased risk of developing prostate cancer. There are numerous prostate supplements available that can help reduce the risk of a man developing prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is the second highest form of cancer death in men today. Statistics show that 1 out of 6 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer. Doctors may be able to identify those men who are at an…

Lung cancer claims more lives in the United States than any other type of cancer. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death and second most diagnosed cancer in men and women in the United States (CDC, 2014). Cigarette smoking is considered the number one cause of lung cancer (CDC, 2014). The rise and fall of cigarette smoking in the United States has greatly impacted the direction we see lung cancer rates moving in. Lung…

Clinical Action Plan Comparative Report Comparison Both reports listed the routine projections for initial scaphoid investigations and explained the significance of each using similar resources and diagrams. The discussion regarding the blood supply of the scaphoid were also comparable. Similar conclusion was drawn from both reports that MRI is recommended for this case. However, a notable difference between the two reports is that the expert report provided more extensive statistics and…