Wednesday, September 23, 2008

OncoLink at ASTRO
OncoLink reporters provide in-depth coverage of scientific presentations from the 50^th annual meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, ASTRO.

A Novel Technique for Predicting Which Head and Neck Patients Will Require Adaptive Therapy Presenter: Carley HarrisPresenter's Affiliation: Thompson Cancer Survival Center, Knoxville, TNType of Session: ScientificBackground Background: With the advent of IGRT, it is now feasible to actively measure geometric changes in tumor volume...
A Prospective Phase I/II Study using Proton Beam Radiation to Deliver 82GyE to Men with Localized Prostate Cancer: Preliminary Results of ACR 0312 Presenter: Anthony ZietmanPresenter's Affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MAType of Session: ScientificBackground Prospective randomized studies have shown dose escalation to be effective in prostate cancer A previous...
Acupuncture for the Treatment of Vasomotor Symptoms in Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Hormone Suppression Treatment Presenter: E. M. Walker, MDPresenter's Affiliation: Henry Ford Health System Department of Radiation Oncology, Detroit, MIType of Session: ScientificBackground Anti-estrogen hormonal therapy given as treatment for breast cancer can induce early...
Final Report of a Canadian Phase III Trial of 3 vs. 8 months Neoadjuvant Androgen Deprivation Prior to 66 Gray External Beam Radiotherapy for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer. Presenter: J. M. Crook, MDPresenter's Affiliation: Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, ON, CanadaType of Session: ScientificBackground Data from prior RTOG and EORTC trials indicate that the combination of hormonal therapy to radiation...
Long-term Quality of Life after Chemoradiation for Anal Cancer Presenter: Prajnan DasPresenter's Affiliation: UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TXType of Session: ScientificBackground There are an estimated 4700 cases/year of anal cancer in the US. Definitive radiation therapy with concurrent...
Outcomes using IMRT Tumor-bed Boost for Medulloblastoma Presenter: W.R. PolkingtonPresenter's Affiliation: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NYType of Session: ScientificBackground Medulloblastoma, a primary neuroendocrine tumor arising in the posterior fossa, represents the second...
Psychological Distress in Long-term Survivors of Adult-onset Cancer: Results from a National Survey Presenter: K. E. HoffmanPresenter's Affiliation: Harvard Radiation Oncology Program, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MAType of Session: ScientificBackground The number of cancer survivors has increased steadily over the past four decades, and...
Radiation Therapy for High Risk Prostate Cancer: Do Patients 70 Years or Older Benefit from Combined Androgen Deprivation Therapy? Presenter: J. S. Silverman, MDPresenter's Affiliation: Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PAType of Session: ScientificBackground It has been well established from previous research that long-term (2 to 3 years) of androgen deprivation...
Tolerance to High Dose Proton Therapy of Normal CNS Structures in Children Presenter: J.L HabrandPresenter's Affiliation: Institut Curie-Centre de Protontherapie d’Orsay, Orsay, FranceType of Session: ScientificBackground Cancers of the central nervous system are the most common solid tumors arising within the...