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Groundbreaking Project Plots Best Radiation Therapy Treatment For Global Patients
A groundbreaking project has been launched aimed at helping older cancer patients across the world receive the most appropriate radiation oncology treatment for their needs. The study will outline an internationally applicable learning model to help radiation oncologists provide high-quality ...
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STAMPEDE Trial Underlines Importance Of Radiation Therapy
Targeting Cancer has welcomed new research which has shown that radiation therapy could increase the chances of survival for prostate cancer patients whose cancer had already spread by the time they were diagnosed. Results from the STAMPEDE trial, which has been published in The Lancet, found ...
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Wallabies Star To Open Targeting Cancer Fun Run!
Targeting Cancer is delighted to announce that Wallabies legend Joe Roff is opening the forthcoming annual Targeting Cancer Fun Run. Roff, a winner of 86 Australian caps and Super Rugby star for the ACT Brumbies during his glittering career, will officially start this year’s event in Canberra. ...
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Targeting Cancer’s New Zealand Efforts Spotlighted
Targeting Cancer’s ongoing efforts to improve awareness of and radiation therapy utilization rates in New Zealand have been spotlighted once again. The campaign was highlighted recently by the New Zealand Doctor website, which featured an interview with New Zealand-based radiation oncologist ...
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Prostate Cancer Awareness Month A Great Opportunity To Promote All Treatment Options
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month is a great opportunity to help educate men with the disease learn more about potential treatment options – including radiation therapy. That is the view of Targeting Cancer Clinical Lead A/Prof Sandra Turner, who says it is vitally important men diagnosed with ...
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Study Highlights Life-Saving Importance of Radiation Therapy Access
A new study has shown that hundreds of lives in NSW may be saved each year if more people were given access to radiation therapy treatment. The study estimated that out of about 20,000 new cases of cancer reported in NSW in 2006, more than 400 patients died as a direct result of not having ...
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Unique Online Radiation Therapy Course Inviting Participants
Targeting Cancer is delighted to feature alongside international experts in a forthcoming world-first online course aimed at the general community and those affected by cancer. ‘An Introduction to Radiation Oncology: From Diagnosis to Survivorship’ promotes the importance of modern radiation ...
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X Marking The Spot For Prostate Cancer Patients
It may not turn them into superheroes but a vital initiative is offering a host of benefits to prostate cancer patients. The X-Men program, run by Westmead Hospital in western Sydney, offers valuable exercise for patients undergoing androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) to help with the possible ...
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‘Prostate Cancer Patients Can Control Treatment Options’
Former prostate cancer patient Alan Keetley has urged men diagnosed with the disease to explore all treatment options before deciding on the right course of action for them. Alan, who is co-leader of the Sunshine Coast Prostate Cancer Support Group – the largest support group of its kind in ...
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