Treatment-induced acute pain syndromes are associated with most treatment modalities, including chemotherapy, hormone therapy, surgery, and radiotherapy. They range from postsurgical pain syndromes to ...

LUMBERTON — Gibson Cancer Center, part of UNC Health Southeastern, is now offering Low Dose Radiation Therapy as a non-surgical treatment option for patients suffering from pain ...

Oliver Au Yong, a radiation therapist at Fred Hutch, delivers precise proton therapy while supporting patients through ...

There are several different types of radiation therapy. The type that may be recommended for you depends on a variety of factors, such as your cancer, its stage, and your treatment goals. Radiation ...

At Huntsman Cancer Institute, proton therapy is not just a targeted treatment; it’s part of a carefully coordinated, state-of-the-art cancer care program. As the first and only center in the Mountain ...

A radiation oncology nurse explains the spectrum of side effects that can come with radiation for prostate cancer. For patients with prostate cancer undergoing radiation, the side effect burden exists ...

Doctors may use radiation therapy to treat benign tumors. Radiation can shrink and eliminate benign growths without doctors having to perform surgery. Benign tumors are noncancerous growths that can ...

Radiotherapy is both a cause and a potential treatment for cancer pain. Oncology nurses play important roles in recognizing and helping to manage syndromic pain and can help make life more bearable ...