Proton Therapy for Prostate Cancer: Benefits Overblown?Proton Therapy for Prostate Cancer: Benefits Overblown?
A society for radiation oncologists touts new studies on the benefits of proton radiation therapy in prostate cancer, but is the evidence really solid? Dr. Gerald Chodak discusses the issue. Medscape Urology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Fasting Might Boost Chemo's Cancer-Busting Properties
Cancer treatment can be brutal for patients. Many of the tools we have-- chemotherapy , radiation--are big, blunt weapons that deal punishing blows to healthy tissues along with cancerous ones. So the hunt has been on for more and more finely targeted therapies that will attack malignant cells yet minimize damage to patients#39; bodies. [More] (Source: Scientific American Topic - Medical Technology)
