OncoLink at ASTRO 2000: Tuesday, October 24


Gillies McKenna, MD, Li Liu, MD, and James Metz , MD, with Oncolink Managing Editor Maggie Hampshire, RN, BSN, OCN, in the foreground.	OncoLink reporters at work: William Levin, MD, Heather Jones, MD, Li Liu, MD, Joel Goldwein, MD, and James Metz, MD report on ASTRO sessions while Maggie Hampshire, RN, BSN, OCN, explains OncoLink to an interested conference attendee.

A Randomized Trial Comparing the Efficacy of Single Radiation Fraction with Fractionated Radiation Therapy in the Palliation of Skeletal Metastases Presenter: P. Kirkbride Affiliation: Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Canada Background: Controversy exists about whether painful bone metastases can be palliated equally well by short hypofractionated radiation therapy regimens as by...
Advantage of protons compared to IMRT in the treatment of medulloblastoma Presenter: W. H. St. Clair Affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital Background: There is continued interest in finding ways to reduce the radiation related toxicity associated with the treatment of medulloblastoma. Both...
Creating Human Cancer Cells out of Normal Cells to Better Understand the Disease Process: Biologist Robert Weinberg Describes His Lab's Successes A human cancer cell is the product of a series of genetic mutations that transform a normal cell into a progressively abnormal cell. Currently, it is impossible for researchers to retrace the complex series of steps that were actually involved in...
Effects of Pamidronate Use on the Palliative Radiotherapy of Bone Metastases Presenter: M.N. Yavux Affiliation: Karadeniz University, Trabzone, Turkey Background: Between 15-70% of all cancer patients are found to have bone metastases over the course of their lifetime. These lesions are frequently painful, cause a...
Preliminary Results from a Phase II Trial of Conformal Radiation Therapy for Localized Pediatric Brain Tumors Presenter: TE Merchant, MD Affiliation: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN Background: Use of Conformal Radiation Therapy (CRT) for treatment of pediatric brain tumors has the potential for reducing toxicity and improving...
Proton radiation therapy in the management of prediatric base of skull tumors Presenter: E. B. Hug Affiliation: Loma Linda University Background: Treatment of pediatric skull base tumors is limited by the dose of radiation that can be delivered because of critical normal tissues in this region.Ê Becuase of the...
Results From the IRS IV Randomized Trial of Hyperfractionated Radiation in Children with Rhabdomyosarcoma Presenter: S. S. Donaldson, MD Affiliation: The Intergroup Rhabdomyosarcoma Study Background: Hyperfractionated radiation therapy (HFRT) has the theoretical potential for improving efficacy without producing more late effects of children...
Senator Kennedy (D-MA) Tells Radiation Oncologists He Will Continue to Support Physicians' and Patients' Best Interests He Also Urges Their Involvement in Debates Over the Pain Relief Promotion Act Speaking this morning before a nearly full ballroom of ASTRO attendees, Massachusetts senator Edward M. Kennedy asserted that he will continue to be a pro-patient, pro-physician, and pro-research voice in our nation's Congress. Kennedy first...
Submandibular Salivary Gland Transfer Prevents XRT Xerostomia Presenter: N Jha Affiliation: Cross Cancer Institute Edmonton, AB Canada, Universsity of Alberta Background: Xerostomia is a significant problem for many patients after XRT to the head and neck. This study looks at a novel surgical...
The Impact of Hormonal Therapy on Outcome in Moderate to High Risk Prostate Cancer Treated with Permanent Radioactive Seed Implantation Presenter: L. N. Lee Affiliation: Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY Background: Prostate radioactive seed implantation is an effective treatment option for clinically organ- confined prostate carcinoma. Hormonal therapy (HT) ...