By: Conference Insider From: oncnet.com Regular deep inspiratory breath-hold (DIBH) can help improve lung and liver parameters in patients who have right breast cancer (rBC) with regional node irritation (RNI), according to a study presented by Gabrielle W. Peters, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, at the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Virtual Annual Congress. “While DIBH is routinely utilized …
Cancer vaccine could be used for humans
By: Jocelyn Maminta From: news10.com A breakthrough cancer treating vaccine for canines could also benefit humans. It’s being tested through a clinical trial at the Veterinary Cancer Center in Connecticut. Valo, a Pit bull mix, is undergoing treatment at the Veterinary Cancer Center. Even more comforting for his owner is that Valo is taking part in the clinical trial. “I’m …
MRIs May Spur Unneeded Mastectomies in Older Women With Breast Cancer
From Drugs.com The growing use of MRI in breast cancer patients may be leading to unnecessary breast removal in older women, according to a large new study. Researchers examined the use of breast MRI and surgery in more than 72,000 American women aged 67 to 94 who were diagnosed with breast cancer between 2000 and 2009. During that time, the …