A study that was lately presented during the 51st Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology in Chicago revealed that Proton beam therapy could be effectually administered to those men having prostate cancer and was observed to have negligible urinary and rectal side effects. Researchers aimed at ascertaining whether administering elevated radiation dosages using proton beam therapy could lead to early detrimental side effects to the urinary function within the GU or genitourinary system and the rectal functioning within the GI or gastrointestinal system. Proton therapy is quickly garnering immense popularity as a potent prostate cancer treatment, but it is fuzzy as to whether the long-standing results of proton therapy would surpass those attained by other treatment methods.  [...]

As symptoms of Mesothelioma are not distinctive to it and the disease’s comparative rarity, mesothelioma misdiagnosis are not unusual. At times it is tricky to decipher the disparity between malignant mesothelioma and lung cancer. The below stated tests and procedures could be conducted: Physical Examination During the course of the physical examination, the body is checked for overall health condition inclusive of looking for signs of any ailment like lumps or any dubious appearance. The patient’s history is probed to identify health habits, any previous asbestos exposure, past infirmity and treatments undergone. Chest X-ray An x-ray is an energy shaft that could pass via the body and onto film, capturing images of inner organs and bones of the body. The chest x-ray is performed for obtaining  [...]

A state-of-the-art scalpel that could identify the presence of cancerous cells in the course of operative procedure could augment the success rate of cancer surgeries. The path breaking contraption functions by instantaneously spotting the presence of malignant cells in so-dubbed surgical smoke, the gas produced during cutting or cauterising tissue during surgery. The prompt response would mean that the doctors could be certain they have eradicated all malignant growth that could be skulking in the body. Surgery is the crucial part of majority of the cancer treatments. However, it could be quite tricky for surgeons to be sure that they have taken out the entire tumour. Currently, scans are done of the tumour to determine ahead of time, what they would require removal. In majority of the situations,  [...]