A clinical trial held at OU Health showed promising results for proton therapy for certain types of head and neck cancer.

The governor joined Mayo Clinic President and CEO Dr. Kent Thielen Thursday to announce the launch of the first carbon ion ...

Florida is the first state in the U.S. – and in the entire western hemisphere – to launch a carbon ion therapy program for ...

Investigators at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have opened a clinical trial that will look at whether ...

Dr. Benjamin Jon Golas of Hackensack Meridian Health discussed the main strategies for treating pancreas cancer, focusing on ...

According to new research, radiation therapy administered before surgery rarely produces favorable responses in patients with ...

St. Joseph Regional Medical Center has announced the addition of a second linear accelerator to its cancer treatment program.

Dr. Allen Lichter answers the question: 'Should I get chemo or radiation first?' — -- Question: How do the doctors decide which treatment I should get first after surgery, radiation therapy or ...

Bestselling Author Says She Is Cancer-Free After Completing Radiation. read on to know more about radiation therapy and its ...

Radiation therapy (also called radiotherapy) uses high-energy beams or subatomic particles to damage the DNA inside prostate cancer cells. After enough damage, the cells cannot multiply, and they die.

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 ...