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HIV-positive head and neck cancer patients benefit from radiation therapy

Fairfax, Va., January 18, 2011 — HIV-positive head and neck cancer patients respond well to radiation therapy treatments and experience similar toxicity rates as non-HIV-positive patients, despite prior reports to the contrary, according to a stud…

Non-invasive SRT as good as surgery for elderly patients with early lung cancer

A new study shows that a new type of targeted radiation therapy called stereotactic radiation therapy is just as good as surgery for patients aged 75 and older with early-stage lung cancer, according to research presented at the 2010 Chicago Multidi…